Iraq: Convert requests prayer

Iraq: Convert requests prayer

Youhanna converted to Christianity several years ago, after which his wife and children left him. His family beat him severely many times. He was imprisoned in an attempt to force him to return to Islam. Eventually he moved from his area of Iraq to Iraqi Kurdistan....
Iran: Prison sentences for Christian converts reduced 

Iran: Prison sentences for Christian converts reduced 

Iranian Christians request prayer for three Christian converts whose prison sentences have been reduced on appeal. On 25 August at a hearing in Karaj, the convictions against Christian converts Amin Khaki, Milad Goudarzi and Alireza Nourmohammadi were upheld, but...
Iran: Christian convert starts 10-month prison sentence

Iran: Christian convert starts 10-month prison sentence

On 27 July Hamed Ashouri turned himself in to begin his prison sentence for “propaganda against the regime” at Karaj Central Prison. In a short video he made before going to prison Hamed said, “I’m thankful for the persecution and thank God that...
Iran: Imprisoned Christian convert requests prayer

Iran: Imprisoned Christian convert requests prayer

Nasser Navard Goltapeh (59) a Christian convert serving a 10-year prison sentence requests prayer after his request for conditional release was refused. Nasser was arrested in June 2016 at a private gathering in Tehran, along with three foreign visitors. They were...
Iran: Christian convert loses appeal 

Iran: Christian convert loses appeal 

Iranian Christians request prayer for a convert whose 10-month prison sentence for “propaganda against the regime” was upheld by the court of appeal on 26 June. Hamed was arrested in Karaj on 23 February 2019. Security agents then raided his home, confiscating Bibles,...