Aug 4, 2016
Christians from Kayseri in Turkey request prayer about ongoing legal issues as they try to obtain a recognised place of worship. Kayseri, a city in central Anatolia, has a growing Christian community of between 1,500 and 2,000 people according to Muammer Karakaya,...
Aug 2, 2016
Friends and family of Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran are relieved and pleased to report that Maryam has ended her recent hunger strike. Maryam, who was granted medical furlough for a range of health issues in June 2016, returned to Evin Prison, Tehran on...
Jul 26, 2016
Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, sentenced to death for apostasy and later acquitted in 2012, has now been charged with “acting against national security”. On 24th July Yousef Nadarkhani was summoned to the 13th Branch of the Revolutionary Court in Rasht. He was formerly...
Jul 25, 2016
Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran has been denied unconditional release by an Iranian court at the request of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS). Maryam, who was granted medical furlough for a range of health issues in June 2016, returned to Evin...
Jul 18, 2016
It is reported that there were two cases of church buildings being targeted on the night of 15th July during the attempted military coup in Turkey. In Trabzon on the Black Sea coast a group of about ten people attacked the Catholic church of Santa Maria. They used...
