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Algeria: Prison sentence suspended; Three churches ordered closed
On 6 June, Pastor Rachid Seighir and his bookshop assistant, Nouh Hamimi, on appeal received one-year suspended sentences on a faith-related charge and were fined. Christians in Algeria request continued prayer for both, thanking God that the earlier prison sentences...
Iran: Pray for convert beginning prison sentence
Iranian Christians request prayer for Christian convert Reza Zaeemi (40) from Karaj who turned himself in at Karaj Central Prison on 2 June to start serving a nine-month sentence. In November 2020, Reza was arrested by plainclothes security agents. He was blindfolded,...
Somaliland: Christians awaiting verdict
The verdict in the trial of Mohamed and Hamdi, charged with “apostasy” and “spreading Christianity,” has still not been announced. The hearing, initially planned for 22 May, was postponed without clear reasons. Although a verdict is expected soon, a date has not been...