Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Convert found murdered

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Convert found murdered

Church leaders in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq request prayer after the murder of a convert. On 7 March, a few weeks after she had announced her conversion to Christianity on her social media account, a woman was found dead. She had been preparing to be baptized....
Iran: Nine converts acquitted by Appeal Court

Iran: Nine converts acquitted by Appeal Court

Today (28 February) a verdict was issued by Branch 34 of Tehran’s Appeal Court overturning the convictions of nine Christian converts from Rasht. The nine – Abdolreza (Matthias) Haghnejad, Khalil Daeghanpour, Hossein Kadivar, Kamal Naamanian, Mohammad...
Iran: Judge pressured to deliver hasty verdict

Iran: Judge pressured to deliver hasty verdict

Iranian Christians request prayer for Christian converts Ayoub Poor-Rezazade, Morteza Mashhoodkari and Ahmad Sarparast, who are awaiting a verdict after being charged for “deviant propaganda” under Article 500 of the Penal Code. Ayoub, Morteza and Ahmad were initially...
Iran: Christian converts face new charges

Iran: Christian converts face new charges

Friends of Babak Hosseinzadeh and Behnam Akhlaghi request prayer after they were summoned by a prosecutor in Tehran to face charges of “propaganda against the state.” Babak and Behnam were among nine Christian converts from Rasht arrested early in 2019 and charged...
Algeria: Another church closure threatened

Algeria: Another church closure threatened

Christians in Algeria request prayer for church leaders in Ait Atteli, a village in Tizi Ouzou, the province in which most Algerian Christians live, as officials have started proceedings to close their church. The provincial governor filed a case on 2 February against...
Iran: Court to review convert’s 10-year prison sentence 

Iran: Court to review convert’s 10-year prison sentence 

Iranian Christians are thankful that Christian convert Naser Navard Goltapeh’s prison sentence will be reviewed by the Supreme Court. Naser, along with three Azerbaijani Christians, was arrested in June 2016 at a private celebration in Tehran. In May 2017, the four...