Vietnam

Key Facts:
Leader: President Nguyen Triet
Population: 84.4 million (8% Christian)
Majority Religion: Buddhism
Type of Government: Communist state

The government is keen to paint a positive picture of human rights and religious freedom. In practice a system of registration is used to keep religious groups under strict control.

In the Central Highlands evangelical Christianity has been seen as linked to independence movements: a government document indicates their aim is to "manage, limit and reverse" the growth of the Church in this region.

Reports are that arbitrary arrests, harassment and fines continue.

Prayer

• Pray for Christians in remote regions where persecution is intense – they need God's strength and wisdom
• Pray for Open Doors workers who provide Christian literature, including the new children's Bible
• Ask God that all churches will be allowed to open so every believer can worship in freedom.