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Persecution is the mistreatment (bad treatment) of an individual or group by another group. [1] People can be persecuted for any reasons; it is usually because of their religion, ethnicity, politics, sexuality, gender or gender identity .
The World Watch List is Open Doors’ annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. Explore each country profile and download the detailed dossiers for in-depth information about following Jesus in the most dangerous places. Read their stories and learn how you can stand with them in prayer and action.
The Voice of the Martyrs is an American nondenominational ministry serving persecuted Christians in restricted and hostile countries around the world through fellowship, prayer, bibles and resources.
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Learn the meaning, definition, and examples of persecution, a word that describes cruel or unfair treatment of someone over a long period of time.
Other articles where religious persecution is discussed: Egypt: Religious life: …rulers of Egypt had seldom interfered with the lives of their Christian and Jewish subjects so long as these groups paid the special taxes (known as jizyah) levied on them in exchange for state protection. Indeed, both Copts and Jews had always served in the Muslim bureaucracy, sometimes in the…
At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
