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 | | Ranked third on the list is the Southeast Asian nation of Laos, where government authorities have accused Christians of causing religious division. |
 | | Rounding out the list to 50 are Tunisia, Iraq, Russian Federation (the Muslim republics of Chechnya, Kabardino, Balkarya and Dagestan), Libya, Tajikistan, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Djibouti, Turkey, Mexico (State of Chiapas), United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Kurdistan, Oman, Mauritania, Algeria, Malaysia, Syria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kuwait, Kenya (Northeast) and Belarus. |
 | | The Open Doors World Watch List is distributed twice a year, and is based on evaluations and testimonies obtained by Open Doors indigenous contacts, field workers, and from actual persecuted Christians. |
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