Iran: Upcoming hearing for Christians
Prayer is requested for Christian converts Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh and Aida Najaflou and Armenian-Iranian Joseph Shahbazian who are due to appear at the 15th Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran on 21 October, for a second hearing, charged with “gathering and...
Iran: Prison sentences upheld on appeal
Prayer is requested for Morteza (Calvin) Faghanpour Sasi, Abolfazl (Benjamin) Ahmadzadeh Khajani, Hesamuddin (Yahya) Mohammad Jenidi, and two other Christian converts whose sentences were upheld by Branch 36 of the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeal on 17 September....
Syria: Christians fear for their lives
Syria has witnessed three major violent events targeting religious and ethnic minorities in 2025; violence against Alawites on the coast in March, a suicide attack on St. Elias church in Damascus in June, and recent violent clashes between the Druze and the Sunni...
Sudan: Church demolished and Christians harassed
At noon on 8 July 2025, witnesses reported seeing vehicles belonging to police and Sudanese Armed Forces surrounding the Pentecostal Church in East Nile, Khartoum as civilians demolished the strutcure without any prior warning. The building, built in 1990, included a...
Türkiye: Expatriate student’s residency terminated
Prayer is requested for Michal Geske, a long-term resident of Türkiye and post-graduate student at Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara. Michal is completing a Masters in philosophy and has her dissertation on AI and Ethics at the end of August. Michal...
Iran: Christian convert arrested
Prayer is requested for Mehran Shamloui (37) who was arrested by Iranian security on his arrival in Mashhad after being deported from Türkiye on 3 July 2025. He had been apprehended in Istanbul while attempting to escape to Europe without valid documentation. Mehran...
Syria: Christians mourn after suicide attack
On Sunday evening, June 22, a suicide bomber struck the church of Mar Elias in Dweila, Damascus, killing many in attendance. During the holy mass in this Greek Orthodox church, an armed man entered, started shooting, then detonated an explosive device killing himself...
Iran: Heavy prison sentences force two Christian converts into exile
Two believers have gone into voluntary exile to escape harsh penalties in the aftermath of a raid by intelligence officers. Mehdi Rahimi (49) and Kia Nourinia (55) were tried in absentia in April and convicted under Article 500 of the Penal Code of “propaganda...
Iran: Conditional release of Christian convert
Laleh Saati (46) was released from Evin Prison on 31 May after more than 15 months of a two-year prison sentence for “acting against national security by connecting with ‘Zionist’ Christian organisations.” She was also given a two-year travel ban. It is reported that...
Saudi Arabia: Believer in limbo
Prayers are requested for 'Sam,' a believer from a Muslim background from another Arab country, who is detained in Saudi Arabia, after being refused permission for many months to leave the country. 'Sam' moved to Saudi Arabia as a baby and was raised there. About 10...
Iran: Christian convert detained in Evin Prison
Friends of Aida Najaflou request prayer as she remains detained in Evin Prison, Tehran, since her arrest nearly four months ago. Aida was arrested in Tehran in early 2025 and taken to Ward 209 of Evin Prison, which is operated by Iranian Intelligence. Later she was...
Middle East: New Believer facing threats and interrogations
Prayer is requested for N., a new Christian from a Muslim background facing threats and interrogation by the secret police. She and her family are refugees in an Arab country. They have been selected for resettlement to a western country. Recently she began to receive...