Introducing MEC
Recent News:
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...
Iran: Catholic convert sentenced to over nine years’ imprisonment
Prayer is requested for Ghazal Marzban, a convert from Islam to Christianity, as she faces a prison sentence of nine years and eight months on charges including “propaganda against the state” and “gathering and collusion against national security”. Ghazal was arrested...
Iran: Christian convert in prison denied medical treatment
Prayer is requested for Mahshar Parandin, a Christian prisoner of conscience denied medical care. Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that Mahshar, an artist, is serving a two-year sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison. She has been denied access to...
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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