Algeria
Prior to independence Algeria was home to more than a million who would have identified as being from a Christian background (mainly French). The majority were evacuated to France in 1962. Today aroun…
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Nigeria
Among all the countries where Christians face serious persecution, Nigeria presents an unusual scenario. The population is divided roughly equally between Christians and Muslims (with a tiny minority …
Kenya
Kenya has full freedom of religion and a large majority would declare themselves to be Christian (some would estimate this to be as high as 85%). Of those a high proportion would be Protestant and Eva…
Iraq
Christianity has a long tradition in Iraq. Prior to the first Gulf War Christians constituted a sizeable minority of Iraq’s population and Christianity was tolerated under Saddam Hussein’s Ba’athist r…
Iran
Christianity has a long history in Iran; longer, in fact, than Islam, although it has always been a minority religion. Christians probably make up only about 1% of the country’s current population of …
Egypt
Egypt’s Constitution grants freedom of belief and worship. However, in practice life can be very difficult for Christians. Most Christians in the country live as second-class citizens, frequently expe…
Burkina Faso
Although Christianity is a minority religion in Burkina Faso, Christians and Muslims had a history of living side-by-side relatively peacefully, until the mid-2010s. The situation is very different to…
Uzbekistan
In most of these countries there are restrictions of one form or another on churches, particularly those outside the Russian Orthodox. In Uzbekistan fines have been imposed on Christian converts from …
Turkmenistan
In most of these countries there are restrictions of one form or another on churches, particularly those outside the Russian Orthodox. In Uzbekistan fines have been imposed on Christian converts from …
Tajikistan
In most of these countries there are restrictions of one form or another on churches, particularly those outside the Russian Orthodox. In Uzbekistan fines have been imposed on Christian converts from …
Kyrgyzstan
In most of these countries there are restrictions of one form or another on churches, particularly those outside the Russian Orthodox. In Uzbekistan fines have been imposed on Christian converts from …
Kazakhstan
In most of these countries there are restrictions of one form or another on churches, particularly those outside the Russian Orthodox. In Uzbekistan fines have been imposed on Christian converts from …