Algeria: Church leader loses appeal
An appeal court has sentenced Pastor Youssef Ourahmane, the vice president of the EPA, to one year in prison and a fine of 100.000 DZD (approx US$ 725). Algerian Christians request continued prayer...
View ArticleIran: Christian convert detained after raid on home
Iranian Christians request prayer for Milad Goodarzi whose home in Karaj was raided on 11 December by four members of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence. Milad was arrested and has been taken to an...
View ArticleIran: Update on detained Christian convert
After being detained for several hours, Milad Goodarzi has been allowed to return home. Milad’s home in Karaj was raided on 11 December by four members of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence who...
View ArticleIsrael: Mob attack in Armenian Quarter
On 28 December a mob of 30 masked men armed with pepper spray and various weapons entered the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City and tried to remove barricades to allow access for bulldozers....
View ArticleIran: Convert brothers detained by Iranian intelligence
On 11 December 2023 Christian converts Alireza and Amir Nourmohammadi were arrested along with Milad Goodarzi in Karaj by officers of the Iranian intelligence department. Milad was released after...
View ArticleIran: Update on Christian convert brothers
Friends and family of Alireza and Amir Nourmohammadi are grateful that they were released conditionally following their arrest in December, but request prayer as they face prosecution for their...
View ArticleTürkiye: Worshipper shot dead by extremists
Church leaders request prayer after the killing of Tuncer Cihan by two extremists at Santa Maria Catholic Church in Büyükdere, Istanbul. On Sunday 28 January at around 11:40 a.m., two masked gunmen...
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Annual Report: Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran: 2024
Middle East Concern, in collaboration with Open Doors International, Article 18 and CSW has released the 2024 annual report on violations of the rights of Christians in Iran. In 2023, Iranians’...
View ArticleAlgeria: Appeal hearing soon
Pastor Youssef Ourahmane, vice-president of the EPA, and the church in Algeria request prayer for his scheduled 26 March 2024 appeal of his prison sentence and fine. On 27 November, 2023, Pastor...
View ArticleIran: Prayer for Iranian-Armenian pastor in prison
Iranian-Armenian pastor Anooshavan Avedian (61) is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence in Evin Prison, Tehran. He was arrested along with two Christian converts when around 30 intelligence...
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