Iran: update on Rasht and Firuzkuh Christian converts

Iran: update on Rasht and Firuzkuh Christian converts

Iranian Christians request further prayer for three Christian converts in Rasht, who are appealing against a sentence of 80 lashes for drinking wine at communion, and two Christian converts in Evin Prison, Tehran, who are threatening to go on hunger strike. Yaser...
Iran: update on Christians in Rasht

Iran: update on Christians in Rasht

Iranian Christians request further prayer for Christian converts in Rasht facing various charges. These converts have also reportedly been threatened by Revolutionary Guards, a branch of the Iranian armed forces effectively under the direct control of the Supreme...
Iran: update on Christians in Rasht

Iran: update on hearing for Christians in Rasht

On 1st December Middle East Concern requested prayer prior to a second court hearing for Yousef Nadarkhani, Yaser Mosibzadeh, Saheb Fadayee and Mohammed Reza Omidi on charges of action against national security. This hearing took place today (14th December), but no...
Iran: church property in Karaj confiscated

Iran: church property in Karaj confiscated

Iranian Christians are dismayed at the state’s appropriation of a Christian retreat centre in Karaj, near Tehran. The retreat centre, known as the Garden of Sharon, had been the property of the Council of Assemblies of God (AoG) in Iran for forty years. However, two...
Iran: update on Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran

Iran: update on Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran

Those close to Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran report that her sentence has been extended by 42 days to make up for time spent outside of prison in conjunction with medical leave. Maryam was arrested in January 2013 in connection with her work on an...