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January 2007: | January 2006: | | 1. North Korea | 1 | | 2. Saudi Arabia | 2 | | 3. Iran | 3 | | 4. Somalia | 4 | | 5. Maldives | 5 | | 6. Yemen | 8 | | 7. Bhutan | 6 | | 8. Vietnam | 7 | | 9. Laos | 9 | | 10. Afghanistan | 11 | | 11. Uzbekistan | 12 | | 12. China | 10 | | 13. Eritrea | 14 | | 14. Turkmenistan | 13 | | 15. Comoros | 15 | | 16. Chechnya [1] | 31 as Russia (Mus. Rep.) | | 17. Pakistan | 16 | | 18. Egypt | 17 | | 19. Myanmar (Burma) | 18 | | 20. Sudan (North) [1] | 27 as Sudan | | 21. Iraq | 23 | | 22. Azerbaijan | 19 | | 23. Brunei | 21 | | 24. Cuba | 24 | | 25. Qatar | 33 | | 26. Libya | 22 | | 27. Nigeria (North) | 28 | | 28. Djibouti | 25 | | 29. India | 26 | | 30. Sri Lanka | 30 | | 31. Algeria | 37 | | 32. Mauritania | 40 | | 33. Morocco | 20 | | 34. Tajikistan | 29 | | 35. Turkey | 36 | | 36. Oman | 45 | | 37. Ethiopia | 38 | | 38. United Arab Emirates | 42 | | 39. Kuwait | 41 | | 40. Jordan | 46 | | 41. Indonesia | 35 | | 42. Belarus | 43 | | 43. Colombia (Conflict Areas) | 44 | | 44. Bangladesh | 39 | | 45. Syria | 47 | | 46. Tunisia | 32 | | 47. Kenya (Northeast) | 50 | | 48. Nepal | 34 | | 49. Mexico (South) [2] | 48 | | 50. Bahrain | new |
Focus on Top 5 WWL Countries | | Severe persecution | | Oppression | | Severe limitations | | Some limitations | | Some problems |
[1] Chechnya and Sudan (North), formerly listed as Russia (Muslim Rep) and Sudan respectively, are newly separated on the list.
[2] Southern Mexican state of Chiapas Back to main article Download the Open Doors World Watch List 2007 |
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