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: Two more Christians held in Evin Prison, Tehran

Iran: Two more Christians held in Evin Prison, Tehran

Two more Christians held in Evin Prison, Tehran. Iranian Christians request prayer for two Christian converts who have been held in Evin Prison since their arrest on 17th November 2017. Majidreza Souzanchi Kushani and Fatimeh Mohammadi were members of a house church...
Sudan: Church demolished after Sunday worship service

Sudan: Church demolished after Sunday worship service

Christians in Sudan have asked for prayer after the demolition of a church building. On the 11 February 2018, just a few hours after the church service, police trucks arrived at the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Hajj Yousef, close to Khartoum. The police...
Sudan: Christians fined for protesting church confiscation

Sudan: Christians fined for protesting church confiscation

Christians in Sudan ask for prayers after Church leaders were fined in a long-running campaign to seize properties from the Church. On 5 February 2018, a court fined six Christians 2,500 Sudanese Pounds (US$135) each. In addition, a church elder, Youhanna Tia, was...
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....