Introducing MEC
Recent News:
Sudan: Church demolished and Christians harassed
At noon on 8 July 2025, witnesses reported seeing vehicles belonging to police and Sudanese Armed Forces surrounding the Pentecostal Church in East Nile, Khartoum as civilians demolished the strutcure without any prior warning. The building, built in 1990, included a...
Türkiye: Expatriate student’s residency terminated
Prayer is requested for Michal Geske, a long-term resident of Türkiye and post-graduate student at Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara. Michal is completing a Masters in philosophy and has her dissertation on AI and Ethics at the end of August. Michal...
Iran: Christian convert arrested
Prayer is requested for Mehran Shamloui (37) who was arrested by Iranian security on his arrival in Mashhad after being deported from Türkiye on 3 July 2025. He had been apprehended in Istanbul while attempting to escape to Europe without valid documentation. Mehran...
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...