Iran: Two pastors from the “Church of Iran” face new charges

Iran: Two pastors from the “Church of Iran” face new charges

Friends of Yousef Nadarkhani and Abdolreza (Matthias) Haghnejad request prayer after they were informed they were required to go to court on unspecified security charges. Two members of the same religious movement made a complaint about them to the Iranian...
Iran: Prison sentence reduced on appeal

Iran: Prison sentence reduced on appeal

Iranian Christians are encouraged that the Tehran Court of Appeal has reduced the 10-year prison sentence against Armenian Iranian Joseph Shahbazian for “acting against national security through promoting Zionist Christianity” to two years’ imprisonment,...
Iran: Christian convert couple acquitted

Iran: Christian convert couple acquitted

Iranian Christians are delighted that Homayoun Zhaveh and his wife Sara Ahmadi have been acquitted following a review of their sentences. On 9 May the  Appeal Court in Tehran reviewed their prison sentences handed down in November 2020 and ordered their release....
North Cyprus: Settlement in defamation case

North Cyprus: Settlement in defamation case

At Lefkoşa (North Nicosia) Administrative Court on 5 May, 2023, the judge called both lawyers into his chambers. He explained that having examined the case, his decision would probably be the same as the original demand from Ryan Keating; that the newspaper Kıbrıs...
North Cyprus: Settlement in defamation case

North Cyprus: Defamation trial to start soon

A defamation trial initiated by Ryan Keating against the Kıbrıs Postası newspaper will start on 5 May at Lefkoşa (North Nicosia) Administrative Court. Four more days have been scheduled for the following week if needed. At issue is  a defamatory article published...
Iraq: Court of Appeal confirms Christian’s conviction

Iraq: Court of Appeal confirms Christian’s conviction

On 16 April 2023, the appeal court in Duhok confirmed the sentence of Jagarkhuin Abdulrahman Ismael, known as “Jagar,” issued by the lower court on 29 March 2023. Christians in Iraq ask for continued prayer for him, his family and his church. On 29 March, a court in...