Libya: Convert sentenced to death for apostasy

Libya: Convert sentenced to death for apostasy

Libyan Christians urge us to pray for a convert to Christianity sentenced to death by an appeals court in a city in western Libya. The young man, who accepted Jesus about four years ago, was arrested by militias and detained several times during the past few years....
Sudan: Judge declines to let case proceed to court 

Sudan: Judge declines to let case proceed to court 

At a 30 August court hearing against four Christians in Darfur accused of apostasy, the judge referred the case back to the public prosecutor’s office. As MEC previously reported, the four men were arrested on 22 June following a raid on a Baptist church...
Iran: Update on Christians summoned to serve sentences

Iran: Update on Christians summoned to serve sentences

On 30 August MEC requested prayer for Iranian Christians ordered to present themselves at Evin Prison for their sentences to be carried out. Since then, Iranian-Armenian pastor Joseph Shahbazian has started serving his 10-year prison sentence and Christian convert...
Iran: Christians summoned to serve sentences

Iran: Christians summoned to serve sentences

Iranian Christians request prayer for four Christians who were ordered on 28 August to present themselves at Evin Prison for their sentences to be carried out. On 30 June 2020 a gathering of around 30 Christians in a private home in Tehran was raided by security...
Sudan: Judge declines to let case proceed to court 

Sudan: Court hearing for Christians accused of apostasy

Four Christians in Darfur accused of apostasy will have their first court hearing on 30 August. The prosecutor and investigator will present evidence, after which the judge will decide whether to continue the case or acquit the defendants. The four were arrested on 22...
Iran: Convert couple detained in Evin Prison

Iran: Convert couple detained in Evin Prison

Iranian Christians request prayer for Homayoun Zhaveh and his wife Sara Ahmadi who were detained on 13 August after being summoned to Evin Prison in Tehran. Initially arrested by Iranian intelligence in June 2019. Homayoun was released after a month, but Sara spent 67...