Azerbaijan

Leader:  President Ilham Aliyev
Population:  8.5 million (0.7% Christian)
Main Religion:  Islam
Government:  Republic

 

The constitution guarantees freedom of religion, but all religious communities must register. Christian communities are monitored by the secret police and local authorities. Persecution is more severe in the countryside than in the capital. The number of raids on unregistered evangelical churches increased in 2008. However, fewer Christians were arrested and there were no reports of Christians being sentenced to prison or labour camp.

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  • For the provision of more Bibles, Christian literature and leadership training materials
  • For the many new Christians for whom the cost proves too great, that they will persevere despite pressure to return to Islam
  • That the pastors who come under great pressure from the authorities will have the strength to endure.

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Christianity in Azerbaijan is a minority religion. 3.8% of the population (1998) belong to the Russian Orthodox Church (1998). The Russian Orthodox Church has the Eparchy of Baku and the Caspian region with a seat in Azerbaijan.

There are eleven Molokan communities. The Molokans are a Christian minority which is centered on the Bible and who reject church hierarchy.

There is only one Roman Catholic congregation. A Roman Catholic church in Baku has opened in 2007.

The Albanian-Udi church is a minority of 6000 persons in Azerbaijan.

The Armenian Apostolic Church currently has no communitiy outside Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

There are likely less than 7000 Protestants.

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