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...

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Türkiye: Expatriate student’s residency terminated

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...

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Iran: Christian convert arrested

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...

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Syria: Christians mourn after suicide attack

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...

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