Introducing MEC
Recent News:
Iran: Upcoming hearing for Christians
Prayer is requested for Christian converts Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh and Aida Najaflou and Armenian-Iranian Joseph Shahbazian who are due to appear at the 15th Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran on 21 October, for a second hearing, charged with “gathering and...
Iran: Prison sentences upheld on appeal
Prayer is requested for Morteza (Calvin) Faghanpour Sasi, Abolfazl (Benjamin) Ahmadzadeh Khajani, Hesamuddin (Yahya) Mohammad Jenidi, and two other Christian converts whose sentences were upheld by Branch 36 of the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeal on 17 September....
Syria: Christians fear for their lives
Syria has witnessed three major violent events targeting religious and ethnic minorities in 2025; violence against Alawites on the coast in March, a suicide attack on St. Elias church in Damascus in June, and recent violent clashes between the Druze and the Sunni...
Recent Reports:
Joint Report: The Plight of Iranian Christians Seeking International Protection in Georgia
Middle East Concern, in collaboration with Article 18, CSW and Open Doors International has released a report on the plight of Iranian Christians seeking international protection in Georgia. The Georgian immigration authorities are consistently refusing the claims of...
2024 Stakeholder report for the United Nation’s Universal Periodic Review (4th Cycle): Türkiye
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2024 Stakeholder report for the United Nation’s Universal Periodic Review (48th Session): Islamic Republic of Iran
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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’ fundamental freedoms continued to be curtailed by state authorities. This...