Palestine: court hearing for attacked nuns postponed

Palestine: court hearing for attacked nuns postponed

Palestinian Christians request prayer for nuns of the Coptic Orthodox church and convent in Bethlehem following the postponement of a court hearing scheduled for 11th July. The hearing, relating to a physical attack on the nuns in the context of a long-running...
Iran: 10-year prison sentences for Christian converts in Rasht

Iran: 10-year prison sentences for Christian converts in Rasht

Iranian Christians request prayer for Christian converts Yousef Nadarkhani, Mohammadreza Omidi, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Saheb Fadaie, who have been given 10-year prison sentences for propagating house churches and promoting “Zionist Christianity”. Yousef and...
Turkey: state appropriation of church properties

Turkey: state appropriation of church properties

Christians in Turkey request prayer after the state appropriation of approximately 100 churches, monasteries and cemeteries belonging to the Syriac community in the province of Mardin in the south-east of the country. On 23rd June 2017 the media outlet Agos reported...
Iran: Christians face long prison sentences

Iran: Christians face long prison sentences

Iranian Christians request prayer for Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz (pictured), Amin Afshar Naderi and Hadi Asgari, who face long prison sentences. Following a hearing on 11th June Judge Ahmadzadeh issued his verdict on 3rd and 4th July. Pastor Victor was sentenced to 10...
Palestine: court hearing for attacked nuns postponed

Palestine: court hearing after attack on nuns

Christians in Palestine request prayer for nuns of the Coptic Orthodox church and convent in Bethlehem. On 11th July there will be a court hearing related to an attack on the nuns, who are involved in long-running property disputes. The Coptic Orthodox church has...