Iran: update on Rasht and Firuzkuh Christian converts

Iran: update on Rasht and Firuzkuh Christian converts

Iranian Christians request further prayer for three Christian converts in Rasht, who are appealing against a sentence of 80 lashes for drinking wine at communion, and two Christian converts in Evin Prison, Tehran, who are threatening to go on hunger strike. Yaser...
Sudan: update on imprisoned Christians

Sudan: update on imprisoned Christians

Christians in Sudan request further prayer for three imprisoned Christians who were sentenced at a court hearing on Sunday 29th January.   The court sentenced Petr Jašek to life in prison for espionage, to six months in prison for spreading rumours that undermine...
Sudan: update on imprisoned Christians

Sudan: update on imprisoned Christians

Christians in Sudan request prayer for three Christian men who are on trial. Today (Monday 23rd January) the judge was expected to give his verdict in the trial of: Rev. Hassan Abduraheem Kodi Taour; Abdulmonem Abdumawla; and Petr Jašek (a Czech national). However,...
Algeria: update on Christians imprisoned for blasphemy

Algeria: update on Christians imprisoned for blasphemy

On 8th January a court of appeal in Bouira (100km east of Algiers) in the Kabylie region upheld a conviction for blasphemy against a Christian man and sentenced him to one year’s imprisonment. Samir Chamek (34) has been a Christian since 2005 and comes from a Muslim...
Sudan: update on imprisoned Christians

Sudan: update on imprisoned Christians

Christians in Sudan request further prayer for three Christians on trial, and for the Bahri Evangelical Church in Khartoum North. At a hearing for the three Christians on Monday, the court heard two defence witnesses give testimony confirming that defendant Abdulmonem...