Introducing MEC
Recent News:
Iran: Turkish immigration question custody of Iranian convert couple’s adopted child
Iranian Christian converts and asylum-seekers Sam Khosravi and Maryam Falahi request prayer after an interview with Turkish immigration officials on 2 June. During the interview, the officials questioned whether Sam and Maryam have legal custody over their adopted...
Iran: Enforced disappearance of Christian convert Mary Mohammadi
Prayer is requested for human rights defender, journalist and Christian convert Mary Mohammadi after Amnesty International reports her enforced disappearance since late February 2026. Mary was arrested for the first time at the age of 19 after converting from Islam to...
Israel: Catholic nun comments on her attack in Jerusalem
On 28 April a French sister working as a researcher at the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research in Jerusalem suffered a violent attack by a Jewish settler as she was walking between the entrance to the Tomb of David and the Upper Room in the Mount...
Recent Reports:
Scapegoating: the 2026 annual report on Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran
‘Scapegoating’ of Christians the focus of 2026 annual report The “scapegoating” of Christians, especially after the 12-day war with Israel, is the focus of the joint annual report on ‘Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran’, published by Middle East...
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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