WWL 2021 Compilation of Pressure Points and GSRP profiles for countries ranking 1-74 Open Doors International / World Watch Research March 2021 [email protected] www.opendoorsanalytical.org (password: freedom) WWL 2021 Compilation of Pressure Points and GSRP profiles WWL 2021 Compilation of Pressure Points and GSRP profiles for countries ranking 1 - 74 Copyright This document is the property of Open Doors World Watch Research. It may be used and distributed free of charge, but please always acknowledge Open Doors WWR as the source. Introductory note This compilation presents a per-country look at the Pressure Points and Gender Profiles for the top 74 countries on Open Doors World Watch List 2021.1 Gender-specific research persecution (GSRP) analysts conducted analysis on these 74 countries, utilizing existing qualitative information to draw out gender-specific forms of persecution for each country. GSRP analysts use the term ‘Pressure Points’ to describe these pressures. Detailed information on the nature of this research, as well as definitions for these 30 Pressure Points, are available in the GSRP Methodology.2 The results of this research formed the basis of the 2021 GSRP report Same Faith, Different Persecution, which presents global trends and findings.3 To enhance country-specific understanding of GSRP, researchers further utilized the results to compose gender profiles for each of the 74 countries. These profiles are collated below, alongside the accompanying Pressure Points identified for each country, by gender. Contents Introductory note .......................................................................................................................... 1 1) North Korea ......................................................................................................................... 4 2) Afghanistan ......................................................................................................................... 5 3) Somalia ................................................................................................................................ 7 4) Libya .................................................................................................................................... 8 5) Pakistan ............................................................................................................................. 10 6) Eritrea ................................................................................................................................ 12 7) Yemen ............................................................................................................................... 13 8) Iran .................................................................................................................................... 15 1 WWL 2021 Compilation of all main documents, http://opendoorsanalytical.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/WWL-2021- Compilation-of-main-documents-ODA-version.pdf 2 GSRP Methodology, http://opendoorsanalytical.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GSRP-Methodology-March-2021.pdf 3 Brown E, Fisher H, Miller E, Morley, R: Same Faith, Different Persecution, 1 March 2021, http://opendoorsanalytical.org/wp- content/uploads/2021/03/GSRP-Report-–-Same-Faith-Different-Persecution-–-March-2021.pdf 1 WWL 2021 Compilation of Pressure Points and GSRP profiles 9) Nigeria ............................................................................................................................... 17 10) India .................................................................................................................................. 19 11) Iraq .................................................................................................................................... 20 12) Syria ................................................................................................................................... 22 13) Sudan ................................................................................................................................ 24 14) Saudi Arabia ...................................................................................................................... 26 15) Maldives ............................................................................................................................ 27 16) Egypt ................................................................................................................................. 28 17) China ................................................................................................................................. 30 18) Myanmar ........................................................................................................................... 31 19) Vietnam ............................................................................................................................. 33 20) Mauritania ......................................................................................................................... 34 21) Uzbekistan ......................................................................................................................... 35 22) Laos ................................................................................................................................... 37 23) Turkmenistan .................................................................................................................... 38 24) Algeria ............................................................................................................................... 40 25) Turkey ............................................................................................................................... 41 26) Tunisia ............................................................................................................................... 43 27) Morocco ............................................................................................................................ 44 28) Mali ................................................................................................................................... 46 29) Qatar ................................................................................................................................. 47 30) Colombia ........................................................................................................................... 49 31) Bangladesh ........................................................................................................................ 51 32) Burkina Faso ...................................................................................................................... 53 33) Tajikistan ........................................................................................................................... 54 34) Nepal ................................................................................................................................. 55 35) Central African Republic ................................................................................................... 57 36) Ethiopia ............................................................................................................................. 58 37) Mexico ............................................................................................................................... 59 38) Jordan ................................................................................................................................ 62 39) Brunei ................................................................................................................................ 64 40) Democratic Republic of the Congo ................................................................................... 65 41) Kazakhstan ........................................................................................................................ 66 42) Cameroon .......................................................................................................................... 68 2 WWL 2021 Compilation of Pressure Points and GSRP profiles 43) Bhutan ............................................................................................................................... 69 44) Oman ................................................................................................................................. 70 45) Mozambique ..................................................................................................................... 71 46) Malaysia ............................................................................................................................ 72 47) Indonesia ........................................................................................................................... 73 48) Kuwait ............................................................................................................................... 75 49) Kenya ................................................................................................................................. 76 50) Comoros ............................................................................................................................ 77 51) Cuba .................................................................................................................................. 78 52) Sri Lanka ...........................................................................................................................