Algeria: Closed Bookshop Near Oran Reopened by Court Verdict

Algeria: Closed Bookshop Near Oran Reopened by Court Verdict

Algerian Christians are rejoicing after a court decision that allows a bookshop managed by a Christian to reopen. In November 2017, a church and bookshop in Ain Turk, near Oran, were closed by government authorities. In June 2018 the church was reopened but the...
Palestine: Travel permits refused for most Gazan Christians

Palestine: Travel permits refused for most Gazan Christians

Christians in Gaza request prayer that permits will be granted for them to travel to the West Bank to visit friends and relatives over the Christmas holidays. All inhabitants of Gaza, one of the most densely populated places on Earth, face severe travel restrictions...
Algeria: Court Order to Close Church

Algeria: Court Order to Close Church

Algerian Christians ask for renewed prayer as they face an ongoing and systematic campaign of legal pressure by the authorities. On 14 November a court ordered the closure of the church in Aït Djemaa, 35 km south of Tizi Ouzou in the district of Ait Bouadou. The order...
Iran: Two converts from Karaj arrested

Iran: Two converts from Karaj arrested

Iranian Christians request prayer for two believers who were arrested last week in Mashhad and Karaj. Behnam Ersali and Davood Rasooli, both Christian converts from Karaj, had arranged to meet in Mashhad, but it is believed that Iranian intelligence had intercepted...