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Open Doors Youth, PO Box 6, Witney, Oxon, UK, OX29 6WG

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We serve Christians around the world whose brave faith in Jesus means they are, beaten, threatened, imprisoned, tortured, falsely accused, disowned and hated.

WORLD WATCH LIST/2022

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  • 6. Eritrea
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  • 11. India
  • 12. Saudi Arabia
  • 13. Myanmar
  • 14. Mali
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  • 18. Syria
  • 19. Algeria
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  • 23. Mauritania
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  • 28. Niger
  • 29. Turkmenistan
  • 30. Nicaragua
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  • 33. Ethiopia
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  • 40. Egypt
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  • 42. Comoros
  • 43. Cameroon
  • 44. Vietnam
  • 45. Turkey
  • 46. Colombia
  • 47. Kyrgyzstan
  • 48. Brunei
  • 49. Chad
  • 50. Jordan
“BD” – Bangladesh Capital City – Dhaka Population – 168,957,745 “BF” – Burkina Faso Capital City – Ouagadougou Population – 13,228,000 “BN” – Brunei Capital City – Bandar Seri Begawan Population – 422,675 “BT” – Bhutan Capital City – Thimphu Population – 777,486 “CF” – Central African Republic Capital City – Bangui Population – 4,216,666 “CU” – Cuba Capital City – Havana Population – 11,008,112 “ER” – Eritrea Capital City – Asmara Population – 3,573,563 “ID” – Indonesia Capital City – Jakarta Population – 267,663,435 “KG” – Kyrgyzstan Capital City – Bishkek Population – 7,101 “LK” – Sri Lanka Capital City – Colombo Population – 21,919,000 “MM” – Myanmar Capital City – Naypyidaw Population – 57,526,449 “MR” – Mauritania Capital City – Nouakchott Population – 3,359,185 “MX” – Mexico Capital City – Mexico City Population – 126,577,691 “NE” – Niger Capital City – Niamey Population – 24,484,587 “OM” – Oman Capital City – Muscat Population – 4,520,471 “QA” – Qatar Capital City – Doha Population – 2,795,484 “SO” – Somalia Capital City – Mogadishu Population – 19,350,082 “SY” – Syria Capital City – Damascus Population – 22,142,061 “TJ” – Tajikistan Capital City – Dushanbe Population – 9,119,347 “VN” – Vietnam Capital City – Hanoi Population – 97,338,579 “YE” – Yemen Capital City – Sanaa Population – 41,213,386 “ET” – Ethiopia Capital City – Addis Ababa Population – 112,269,301 “ML” – Mali Capital City – Bamako Population – 21,473,764 “TR” – Turkey Capital City – Ankara Population – 80,810,525 “TM” – Turkmenistan Capital City – Ashgabat Population – 5,636,011 “TN” – Tunisia Capital City – Tunis Population – 11,403,800 “KP” – North Korea Capital City – Pyongyang Population – 26,537,548 “KW” – Kuwait Capital City – Kuwait City Population – 4,052,584 “CN” – China Capital City – Peking Population – 1,411,750,000 “CO” – Colombia Capital City – Bogotá Population – 51,895,000 “MA” – Morocco Capital City – Rabat Population – 36,910,560 “DZ” – Algeria Capital City – Algeria Population – 43,851,044 “LY” – Libya Capital City – Tripoli Population – 7,422,440 “TD” – Chad Capital City – N’Djamena Population – 18,280,000 “SD” – Sudan Capital City – Khartoum Population – 51,092,737 “SA” – Saudi Arabia Capital City – Riyadh Population – 34,218,000 “IQ” – Iraq Capital City – Baghdad Population – 40,462,701 “JO” – Jordan Capital City – Amman Population – 6,500,000 “IR” – Iran Capital City – Tehran Population – 92,417,681 “MZ” – Mozambique Capital City – Maputo Population – 28,829,476 “CD” – Democratic Republic of Congo Capital City – Kinshasa Population – 89,561,403 “NG” – Nigeria Capital City – Abuja Population – 235,256,271 “NI” – Nicaragua Capital City – Managua Population – 6,851 “CM” – Cameroon Capital City – Yaounde Population – 16,322,000 “KZ” – Kazakhstan Capital City – Nur-Sultan Population – 18,690,115 “LA” – Laos Capital City – Vientiane Population – 6,477,211 “UZ” – Uzbekistan Capital City – Toshkent Population – 31,100,500 “AF” – Afghanistan Capital City – Kabul Population – 43,400,000 “PK” – Pakistan Capital City – Islamabad Population – 253,384,751 “IN” – India Capital City – New Delhi Population – 1,407,563,842 “NP” – Nepal Capital City – Kathmandu Population – 28,825,709 “EG” – Egypt Capital City – Cairo Population – 107,770,524

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  • 6. Eritrea
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  • 8. Pakistan
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  • 10. Afghanistan
  • 11. India
  • 12. Saudi Arabia
  • 13. Myanmar
  • 14. Mali
  • 15. China
  • 16. Maldives
  • 17. Iraq
  • 18. Syria
  • 19. Algeria
  • 20. Burkina Faso
  • 21. Morocco
  • 22. Laos
  • 23. Mauritania
  • 24. Bangladesh
  • 25. Uzbekistan
  • 26. Cuba
  • 27. Central African Republic
  • 28. Niger
  • 29. Turkmenistan
  • 30. Nicaragua
  • 31. Mexico
  • 32. Oman
  • 33. Ethiopia
  • 34. Tunisia
  • 35. Democratic Republic of Congo
  • 36. Bhutan
  • 37. Mozambique
  • 38. Kazakhstan
  • 39. Tajikistan
  • 40. Egypt
  • 41. Qatar
  • 42. Comoros
  • 43. Cameroon
  • 44. Vietnam
  • 45. Turkey
  • 46. Colombia
  • 47. Kyrgyzstan
  • 48. Brunei
  • 49. Chad
  • 50. Jordan
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5,100

Christians were abducted last year

6,200

Christians were abducted last year 1

7,300

Christians were abducted last year 2

8,400

Christians were abducted last year 3

9,500

Christians were abducted last year 4

2022 ranking:
  1. Afghanistan
  2. North Korea
  3. Somalia
  4. Libya
  5. Yemen

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