Turkey: state interference in election of Armenian Patriarch

Turkey: state interference in election of Armenian Patriarch

Christians in Turkey request prayer for the Armenian Apostolic Church in Turkey following the state’s interference in the election of a new patriarch. As one of Turkey’s officially recognised churches, the Armenian Apostolic Church of Constantinople is subject...
Iran: Christians recently imprisoned in Tehran and Tabriz

Iran: Christians recently imprisoned in Tehran and Tabriz

Iranian Christians request prayer for two more Christian converts in prison: Naser Navard-Goltapeh and Ali Amini. Naser was arrested, along with three Azerbaijani Christians, at a wedding party in June 2016. The Azerbaijanis were released on bail in November 2016 and...
Iran: update on Christians appealing severe sentences

Iran: update on Christians appealing severe sentences

Iranian Christians request continued prayer for three Christians appealing sentences. A court hearing was scheduled for Sunday 4 February to review the sentences against Assyrian pastor Victor Bet Tamraz and Christian converts, Amin Nader Afshari and Hadi Asgari....
Israel: Messianic believer targeted by ultra-Orthodox Jews

Israel: Messianic believer targeted by ultra-Orthodox Jews

Israeli Messianic believers request prayer for Eitan and his family as they face threats and harassment in opposition to his video ministry with “One for Israel”. Eitan, a native born Jewish Israeli, has been targeted by ultra-Orthodox Jews in response to the...
Update on court case for St Mary’s Coptic Convent, Bethlehem

Update on court case for St Mary’s Coptic Convent, Bethlehem

Christians in Palestine request prayer for the ongoing court case regarding the nuns of St Mary’s Coptic Convent, Bethlehem, following two hearings on 22 January. The Mahatna family has illegally taken up residence in part of the convent buildings and members of the...