Iran: four Christians arrested, Amin Khaki freed

Iran: four Christians arrested, Amin Khaki freed

Relatives and friends request prayer for three Azeri Christians and an Iranian Christian who were arrested on 24th June and remain in detention in Tehran. On Friday 24th June security agents raided an engagement party in Tehran attended by Eldar Gurbanov, Yusif...
Iran: Christian prisoner physically abused

Iran: Christian prisoner physically abused

Ebrahim Firouzi, a Christian prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison in Iran, has suffered physical abuse at the hands of prison guards when he was forced to attend an appeal hearing. On 21st August 2013 Ebrahim was arrested with two friends during a raid by plain-clothed...
Sudan: update on 14 detained Christians

Sudan: update on 14 detained Christians

On 8th July Middle East Concern requested prayer for 14 Christians detained in Sudan the previous day. They had objected to the illegal takeover of the school building on the compound of the Evangelical Church in Bahri in Khartoum. The property had been sold by a...
Sudan: update on 14 detained Christians

Sudan: 14 Christians detained

Christians in Sudan request prayer for the Evangelical Church in Bahri (also known as Khartoum North). On 7th July the police detained 14 church members, many of them leaders. Even though the prosecutor ordered their release in the evening, as of the afternoon of 8th...
Egypt: attacks on Christians

Egypt: attacks on Christians

Christians in Egypt request prayer after a series of attacks in the last six weeks. On 20th May several Christian homes were attacked in al-Karam village in Minya province, as a result of a rumour about a relationship between a Muslim woman and a Christian man. During...