Turkey: US Christians to be deported
Family and friends of Andrew Brunson have requested prayer as he remains detained at an immigration centre in Turkey awaiting deportation and has been issued with an entry ban into the country. Police in Izmir detained Andrew, the American pastor of Izmir Dirilis...
Turkey: entry ban for Christian student
Ryan Keating, a Christian PhD student in Ankara, has requested prayer for his situation as his residency has been cancelled and he has been issued with an entry ban into Turkey. On 17th October Ryan returned to Turkey after a week-long trip abroad. At the airport,...
Iran: update on Christians arrested at picnic
On 11th October Middle East Concern reported that three of the five men arrested at a picnic in Iran in August had been conditionally released. However, it is now confirmed that two were released on bail and three remain detained. On 10th October Ramiel Bet Tamraz...
Iran: release of Behnam Irani
Friends of Pastor Behnam Irani are pleased to announce that he has been released after six years’ imprisonment in Iran. Behnam Irani of the self-styled “Church of Iran” was given a five-year suspended sentence in 2008, after he was charged with action against national...
Iran: three Christians conditionally released
Iranian Christians are pleased to report that three of the five men arrested at a picnic in August have been conditionally released, and request prayer for them and for the release of the two still detained. On Friday 26th August Ramiel Bet Tamraz (pictured), Amin...
Iran: verdict for Christians drinking communion wine
Iranian Christians request prayer for three believers from Muslim backgrounds who have been sentenced to 80 lashes each for drinking wine in a communion service. Yaser Mosibzadeh, Saheb Fadayee and Mohammed Reza Omidi (known as Youhan) were arrested at a house church...
Iran: Christian prisoners in Shiraz denied release
Friends of two imprisoned Iranian Christian believers, Mohammed Roghangir and Massoud Rezai, request prayer for them and their families, as they have been prevented from obtaining early release on good behaviour. Mohammed and Massoud were among seven believers from...
Turkey: killers of Christians arrested
On 28th September Middle East Concern issued a prayer request after the First Criminal Court of Malatya in Turkey issued a verdict in the Malatya Zirve murder trial, related to the killing of three Christians in Malatya in 2007. The five perpetrators – caught...
Turkey: verdict given in Malatya trial
Today 28th September the First Criminal Court of Malatya issued a verdict in the Malatya Zirve murder trial related to the killing of three Christians in Malatya in 2007. The five perpetrators - caught red-handed at the crime scene - were handed three consecutive life...
Iran: Christians due to appear in court
Iranian Christians request prayer for four Christians belonging to the self-styled "Church of Iran" network who are due to appear in Rasht Revolutionary Court on 15th October charged with “actions against national security”. On 13th May security agents raided the home...
Iran: update on Christian prisoner
Friends of Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran report that her medical leave has been cancelled and she has returned to Evin Prison in Tehran. Maryam was arrested in January 2013 in connection with her work on an orphanage with the Christian ex-prisoner Saeed...
Iran: court hearing for Christians arrested in May
Iranian Christians request prayer for four Christian converts from Muslim backgrounds who have been charged with action against national security. Three are due to appear in Rasht Court tomorrow (10th September) to face additional charges related to their Christian...