Introducing MEC
Recent News:
Iran: Pray for Christians starting prison sentences
Please remember the following Christians in your prayers as they start serving prison sentences for supposed crimes related to their religious activities. Morteza Faghanpour-Saasi (38) reported to Evin Prison to start serving a nine-and-a-half-year sentence. He was...
Iran: Christian convert released
Iranian Christians are pleased that Mina Khajavi (61) was released from Evin Prison on 20 October after completing a two-year prison sentence for leading a house church. Mina was arrested in June 2020 at a house-church meeting, along with Iranian-Armenian pastor...
Iran: Upcoming hearing for Christians
Prayer is requested for Christian converts Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh and Aida Najaflou and Armenian-Iranian Joseph Shahbazian who are due to appear at the 15th Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran on 21 October, for a second hearing, charged with “gathering and...
Recent Reports:
Annual Report: Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran: 2024
Middle East Concern, in collaboration with Open Doors International, Article 18 and CSW has released the 2024 annual report on violations of the rights of Christians in Iran. In 2023, Iranians’ fundamental freedoms continued to be curtailed by state authorities. This...
Annual Report: Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran
Middle East Concern, in collaboration with Open Doors International, Article 18 and CSW has released the 2023 annual report on violations of the rights of Christians in Iran. Iranian Christians, along with other religious minorities, continued to suffer multiple...
Iran: Annual Report on Rights Violations Released
Middle East Concern, in collaboration with Open Doors International, Article 18 and CSW has released the 2019 report on violations of the rights of Christians in Iran. During 2019, Iranian Christians, along with other religious minorities, continued to suffer multiple...
Iran: Annual Report on Rights Violations Released
Middle East Concern, in collaboration with Open Doors International, Article 18 and CSW has released the 2018 report on violations of the rights of Christians in Iran. During 2018, the Iranian Christian community, along with other religious minorities, continued to...