Algeria: Sentence upheld by appeal court 

Algeria: Sentence upheld by appeal court 

On 26 September, the regional court of appeals upheld a previous court verdict against pastor Rachid Seighir and his bookshop assistant, Nouh Hamimi. Christians in Algeria request continued prayer for both, as they continue to further appeal this verdict. Both were...
Iran: Two converts freed on bail, one still missing

Iran: Two converts freed on bail, one still missing

Iranian Christians are thankful that Morteza Mashhoudkari and Ahmad Sarparast have been released from prison, but concerns remain for their friend Ayoub Poor-Rezazade whose location is still unknown. Morteza (38), Ayoub (28) and Ahmad (25) were arrested in Rasht on 5...
Iran: Situation of arrested convert unknown

Iran: Situation of arrested convert unknown

Iranian Christians request prayer for Ayoub Poor-Rezazade whose location and state of health are unknown. Intelligence agents in Rasht arrested Ayoub, along with other Christian converts Morteza Mashhoudkari and Ahmad Sarparast, on the evening of 5 September. They...
Iran: Convert summoned to serve three-year sentence

Iran: Convert summoned to serve three-year sentence

Iranian Christians request prayer for Milad Gourdazi who has to present himself by September 21 to start serving his prison sentence. On 11 November 2020, Iranian intelligence agents raided the homes of Milad Gourdazi, Amin Khaki and Alireza Nourmohammadi, as well as...
Libya: New hearing date for church

Libya: New hearing date for church

Christians in Libya request continued prayer for the Union Church in Tripoli, which expects to soon be evicted from its current premises. A scheduled 26 August hearing, cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled for 13 September. The Union Church,...
Iran: Three Christian converts arrested in Rasht

Iran: Three Christian converts arrested in Rasht

Iranian Christians request prayer for three Christian converts who were arrested at a prayer meeting in Rasht on 5 September and transferred to an unknown location. At around 22:00, while a group of Christian converts were gathered for prayer, intelligence agents...