Iran: Christian converts in Rasht sentenced

Iran: Christian converts in Rasht sentenced

Iranian Christians request prayer for four Christian converts in Rasht who have been given  heavy prison sentences for ‘actions against national security,’ ‘attending home churches’ and ‘spreading Zionist Christianity.’ On 1 August Ramin Hassanpour was sentenced to...
Iran: Excessive bail demanded for Christians

Iran: Excessive bail demanded for Christians

Iranian Christians request prayer as authorities are demanding exorbitant amounts for bail for the leader and members of a church group recently targeted by Iranian security.  Joseph Shahbazian, 56, an Iranian-Armenian church group leader, was arrested on 30 June. He...
Iran: Christian convert – prison sentences appealed

Iran: Christian convert – prison sentences appealed

Prayer is requested for Christian convert Ismaeil Maghrebinejad (65) after, on appeal, one prison sentence was overturned, one was reduced and one was upheld. Ismaeil received three prison sentences following his violent arrest at home in Shiraz in January 2019. In...
Iran: Coordinated arrests of Christians

Iran: Coordinated arrests of Christians

Iranian Christians request prayer after Revolutionary Guard agents arrested at least twelve Christians in three different cities. It is believed an informant gained Christians’ trust, infiltrated their network and helped Iranian security identify particular...
Iran: Christian converts sentenced

Iran: Christian converts sentenced

Iranian Christians request prayer, after seven converts in Bushehr were given prison sentences or fined. They plan to appeal. Brothers Sam and Sasan Khosravi, their wives Maryam and Marjan Falahi, Habib Heydari, Pooriya Peyma and his wife Fatemeh Talebi were arrested...