Country Profiles P&F 2019

  1. China
    Situation: Worse
    Restrictive new legislation has circumscribed religious activities. Communist Party now directly oversees religion. Donate here
  2. Egypt
    Situation: No change

    Protests against churches being built, kidnapping of women and bomb attempts continue.     Donate here
  3. Central African Republic
    Situation: Worse

    Attacks on Christians and others increased as country continues to destabilise. Donate here
  4. India
    Situation: Worse

    Attacks on Christians – including killing of converts and sexual violence – have risen.     Donate here
  5. Burma (Myanmar)
    Situation: Worse

    Members of mostly Christian Kachin ethnic group have suffered rape, torture, and death.     Donate here
  6. Iraq
    Situation: Better

    Still diff iculties, but Christians have been able to return home following fall of Daesh (ISIS).     Donate here
  1. North Korea
    Situation: No change

    Still widely considered to be the world’s most dangerous place to be a Christian.     Donate here
  2. Pakistan
    Situation: No change

    Christians still suffer violent persecution and discrimination often linked to blasphemy laws.     Donate here
  3. Philippines
    Situation: Worse

    New Church attacks and more government antagonism mean declining religious liberty.     Donate here
  4. Sudan
    Situation: No change

    Despite fall of President al-Bashir, Churches continue to endure oppression and discrimination.     Donate here
  5. Sri Lanka
    Situation: Worse

    Easter 2019 bombings were the worst attacks on Christians for years.     Donate here
  6. Nigeria
    Situation: No change

    Attacks on Christians by militants continue.     Donate here