Press Releases

18 November 2009

CHINESE AUTHORITIES RELASE UYGHUR CHRISTIAN LEADER, OSMAN IMIN, FROM PRISON FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL OUTCRY

Uyghur Christian leader, Osman Imin, in China’s troubled Xinjiang region has been released after serving two years in a labour camp for alleged 'illegal proselytizing' and 'leaking state secrets'.
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18 November 2009

IRANIAN CHRISTIANS MARYAM AND MARZIEH FREED FROM JAIL!

Iranian Christians, Maryam Rostampour (27) and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabond (30), have today been released from prison following nine months incarceration in the notorious Evin prison in Tehran.
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13 February 2009

'NEW RESEARCH SHOWS CHRISTIANS WORLDWIDE FACING INCREASING HOSTILITY IN PRACTISING THEIR FAITH', SAYS OPEN DOORS

2009 World Watch List shows persecution worsening in Afghanistan, Somalia and Iraq. Christians worldwide, both in the UK and overseas, are today facing increasing levels of persecution. That is the keynote finding of Open Doors' annual World Watch List report of the worst 50 nations for persecuting Christians which was published today.
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14 November 2008

OPEN DOORS PUBLISHES NEW PRAYER FOR SECRET BELIEVERS TO MARK INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH

International Christian charity Open Doors, which was founded by Brother Andrew, today published two prayers in support of secret Christian believers in Muslim countries, i.e. those who have turned from Islam to follow Jesus Christ. One is to be used by supporters in the UK and elsewhere, the other is to be prayed by those persecuted Christians who are forced to keep their faith covert for fear of severe persecution.
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21 October 2008

LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES RE GAYLE WILLIAMS

Sir,
The extensive media coverage of the appalling death of Gayle Williams in Afghanistan is welcome, but your readers must not be fooled into thinking she died because she was a foreign national. Gayle Williams died because she was a Christian.
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12 September 2008

OPEN DOORS CALLS ON CHRISTIANS TO ADOPT PRACTICAL APPROACH TO LOVING MUSLIMS

Following the successful launch of its A Call to Prayer campaign for Muslims during the month of Ramadan, international Christian charity Open Doors is calling upon Christians to build upon the major prayer focus by embracing a very practical approach to loving their Islamic friends and neighbours.
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2 September 2008

OPEN DOORS LAUNCHES 'WALK TO THE WATER' CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT CHRISTIAN WOMEN PERSECUTED FOR THEIR FAITH

The excitement and razzamatazz of the Olympic Games may be dying down. But British Christians need to remember that many women of rural China, as well as India, Africa and the Middle East, have to walk an average of five miles each day – just to get water for their families. 

International Christian charity Open Doors is calling upon Christians in the UK to take steps, literally, to help these women, by taking part in a five mile sponsored walk on 13 September.
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12 August 2008

OPEN DOORS LAUNCHES NEW PRAYER CAMPAIGN I.S.L.A.M –'I SINCERELY LOVE ALL MUSLIMS'

International Christian charity Open Doors will launch its month-long A Call to Prayer campaign on Sunday 31st August – the day before the start of Ramadan. The campaign, which urges Christians to adopt a fresh and dynamic approach to Muslims, is characterised by the acronym I.S.L.A.M. – I Sincerely Love All Muslims.
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