Press Articles
IRAQ - Religious 'cleansing'
01/08/07 - Shamir shares about the day he and his family had to flee Bagdad, or face death. His story is one of thousands, at a time when 3,000 refugees flee to North Iraq daily. Forty percent of them are Christians.. Full Story (in new window)...
EGYPT - Fields ripe for harvest
26/03/07 - The spiritual fields of Egypt are clearly ripe and ready for harvest..... Full Story (in new window)...
MUSLIM WORLD - “Who is my real father?”
18/01/2007 - An Open Doors’ worker tells the true story of two brave women who find Christ but are disowned by their polygamous Muslim husband and separated from their children because of their new faith.... Full Story (in new window)...
NORTH KOREA - “I should have died, but God saved me”
11/12/2006 – A defector from North Korea tells of the heart-rending conditions of life in North Korea, the dangers faced by those who flee to China for refuge and his escape to freedom. Full Story (in new window)...
NORTH KOREA - Interview with a concentration camp survivor
09/11/06 - Kim Tae Jin, a Christian defector from North Korea, speaks of four years spent in Yodok concentration camp, his escape to South Korea and his faith in Jesus. Full Story (in new window)...
IRAN - Courage and honour
18/09/06 - Life stories of Iranian believers and the costs some have paid for their faith.... Full Story (in new window)...
CHINA - Giving all for the joy of serving Jesus
31/08/06 - Aunty Esther and Aunty Mabel talk about living through China's Cultural Revolution and their continuing Christian service in their 90s.... Full Story (in new window)...
INDONESIA - Sunday School teachers shine in prison
07/06/06 - The three women tell Open Doors about their imprisonment and how their families are coping.... Full Story (in new window)...
NIGERIA - Blind evangelist strives to heal others
24/05/06 - the story of an evangelist in Muslim-dominated northern Nigeria. Full Story (in new window)...
UZBEKISTAN – One year after the Andijan revolts, much has changed
11/05/06 - Fast growing Christianity in Uzbekistan is being aggressively resisted by Uzbek authorities. Full Story (in new window)...
CHINA - Revival in need of spiritual sustenance
10/05/06 - the experiences of a Bible courier. Full Story (in new window)...
CHINA -Open Doors Impacting Marriages
03/05/06 - Couples, Families Benefit From Seminars. Full Story (in new window)...
China - Bibles changing lives
27/04/06 - Rural Chinese receive Bibles. Full Story (in new window)...
CHINA - The Truth
25/04/06 - A look at the complex situation of Religious Freedom in China. Full Story (in new window)...
NORTH KOREA - Living conditions deteriorating
12/04/06 - Christians grateful for spiritual and material food. . Full Story (in new window)...
ERITREA - Overwhelming sense of hope
31/03/06 - despite prison, hunger, torture and excecution, the Eritrean Church is strong. Full Story (in new window)...
NORTH KOREA - Amazing Faith
28/03/06 - Believers unite as food shortages and persecution continue. Full Story (in new window)...
NORTH KOREA - Christians treated as criminals
15/03/06 - Experience of life in a labour camp. Full Story (in new window)...
MEXICO - prisoners' appeal denied
25/01/05 - Victims of political disputes between government and Zapatistas, remain in prison despite lack of any proof.. Full Story (in new window)...
SUDAN - Life sentence expands ministry
09/11/05 - Matta Boush talks about Jesus to his fellow prisoners. Full Story (in new window)...
SRI-LANKA - Heaven breaking through tsunami hell
02/12/05 - Stephen Gaukroger reports back on God at work in Sri-lanka. Full Story (in new window)...
SUDAN - Surviving against the odds
01/11/05 - The Southern Sudanese church is growing in strength and numbers despite fierce opposition over 50 years . Full Story (in new window)...
NORTH KOREA -Without prayer, the church can’t survive
21/10/05 - North Korean Christians suffer the worst persecution of anywhere in the world. Full Story (in new window)...
MIDDLE EAST - Maybe we should dream more?
11/10/05 - 14-year Samira was healed after she had a vision of Jesus in a dream . Full Story (in new window)...
MIDDLE EAST - Muslims finding Christ
26/09/05 - Satellite TV and radio are helping many find Christ, despite subsequent opposition and persecution.. Full Story (in new window)...
NIGERIA - In the eye of the storm
19/09/05 - A journey to the persecuted Christians in Nigeria. Full Story (in new window)...
COLOMBIA - Survivor of a guerrilla massacre, preaches forgiveness
12/09/05 - Rebuilding a life shattered by violence . Full Story (in new window)...
COLOMBIA - Finding hope in the aftermath of Violence
01/09/05 - wives and children of martyred pastors find healing and hope. Full Story (in new window)...
COLOMBIA - Pastors targeted as armed groups lose recruits to Christians
30/08/05 - Lives once committed to murder and vice are now devoted to love and God's ways. Full Story (in new window)...
PHILIPPINES - Mother reaches out to Islamists following her son’s murder
03/08/2005 - Martyred son's mother learns to put her trust in God. Full Story (in new window)...
NIGERIA - Re-building decimated lives and churches
28/07/05 - An Open Doors team visited thousands of widows and orphans whose husbands and fathers were massacred last year . Full Story (in new window)...
IRAQ - Rays of hope
14/07/05 - Despite dangers, Open Doors continues to minister. Full Story (in new window)...
WORLD - Interview with Brother Andrew
07/07/05 - 50 years ago and today. Full Story (in new window)...
PHILIPPINES - Joy after Sorrow
04/07/05 - Joy Dimerin testifies nine years after the death of her fiancé. Full Story (in new window)...
PAKISTAN - “God, Is There no Christian Who Can Teach Me the Bible?”
01/07/05 - A Pakistani evangelist’s quest to know the truth. Full Story (in new window)...
WORLD - Open Doors Impacts Suffering Women Worldwide
30/06/05 - Women in the UK connecting to persecuted women worldwide gains much support. Full Story (in new window)...
MUSLIM WORLD - The greatest challenge facing the western Church today
24/06/05 - Brother Andrew, Open Doors founder says the Western Church needs to learn to love Muslims. Full Story (in new window)...
HOLY LAND - Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie
15/06/05 - As Christians emigrate in droves, others stay to minister to the poor and needy . Full Story (in new window)...
HOLY LAND - Arab and Israeli Christians Join Together to Bring Life and Light to the Holy Land
26/05/05 - displaced Arabs and Israeli soldiers find unity in Christ. Full Story (in new window)...
HOLY LAND - Israeli Jews finding Jesus the Messiah
24/05/05 Messianic Jews receive support from their neighbours, despite opposition from anti-missionary groups. Full Story (in new window)...
CHINA - The Miracle of Project Pearl
16/05/05 - One of the most unusual and successful operations of the 20th century . Full Story (in new window)...
CHINA - Revival continues despite opposition
13/05/05 - World’s largest revival unhindered by official oppression. Full Story (in new window)...
HOLY LAND - Love breaks down walls
04/05/05 - Christ's ministry of reconciliation is bringing Jewish and Palestinian Christians together . Full Story (in new window)...
HOLY LAND - Seeds bearing fruit
27/04/05 - 60 years later, one small gospel seed is now producing Christian leaders throughout the Holy Land.. Full Story (in new window)...
HOLY LAND - Mothers' stories
19/04/05 - mothers across the Palestinian/Israeli divide discover what they have in common. Full Story (in new window)...
WORLD-Prayer for the persecuted is changing lives
25/02/05-an overview of Christian persecution and how prayer is making a difference. Full Story (in new window)...
CHINA-Project Pearl, Then and Now
11/02/05 - The impact of delivering one million Bibles to the Chinese Church. Full Story (in new window)...
WORLD-A prophetic voice in the nations over 50 years
09/02/05 - Being there in advance - both in prayer and in person - has been the hallmark of the Open Doors ministry over 50 years. Full Story (in new window)...
RUSSIA: Warmth in the Gulag
19/01/05 - Russian Christian prisoner tried to take his own life before letter-writing campaign . Full Story (in new window)...
WORLD: Remember, Reflect and Respond through 50 years of service to persecuted Christians worldwide.
17/01/05 - An Interview with Brother Andrew, founder of Open Doors . Full Story (in new window)...