Praise God! Today (Wednesday, December 17) at 10 am, imprisoned Tajikistan pastor Bahrom Kholmatov is free—unexpectedly released three months early from a prison term set to end in March 2020. For the last three years, he has been imprisoned, falsely
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Brother Sahat*, a Muslim Background Believer (MBB) from a Tajik church, was arrested during an outreach. As he was walking on the street he met a man, a stranger who began to speak to him. Sahat shared the gospel with
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The mainstream media may not be reporting it, but Christian persecution is at an all-time high and continues to increase in Tajikistan and across Central Asia. Seventeen-year-old Sitora of Tajikistan recently became a Christian. Within a few months of giving
Read moreThe United States Department of State announced on Wednesday 13th April that Tajikistan has, for the first time, been designated as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) because of its record on religious freedom. The Central Asian state of Tajikistan
Read moreA nearly two-decade-old peace agreement that ended Tajikistan’s civil war is quickly unravelling and threatening to plunge Central Asia’s poorest country back into violence, a new report warns. A ban by the government of hard-line President Emomali Rahmon on
Read moreOpen Doors International have asked for prayer for Said Aka (not is real name), an elder in a church in a village in Tajikistan. For the last ten years, Said Aka has allowed other Christians in the village to gather
Read moreThe Tajik government has had restrictive “Religion and Parental Responsibility Laws” in place since 2011, under which children are not to be taught religion nor be involved with religious activity. Since then, most of the activity in implementing this law
Read moreLaws severely restrict the presence of the Church in Tajikistan, and this impacts the lives of individual believers.
Read morePoverty and lack of jobs is forcing nearly a million men to migrate to Russia from Tajikistan in search of work each year. This is creating enormous social problems in this nation.
Read moreTajiks are one of the people groups of Tajikistan. They are largely unreached and have little understanding of Christianity.
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