Introducing MEC
Iran: Convert brothers detained by Iranian intelligence
On 11 December 2023 Christian converts Alireza and Amir Nourmohammadi were arrested along with Milad Goodarzi in Karaj by officers of the Iranian intelligence department. Milad was released after several hours but told to expect a further summons for questioning....
Israel: Mob attack in Armenian Quarter
On 28 December a mob of 30 masked men armed with pepper spray and various weapons entered the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City and tried to remove barricades to allow access for bulldozers. When Armenian Christian inhabitants resisted, the mob attacked them....
Iran: Update on detained Christian convert
After being detained for several hours, Milad Goodarzi has been allowed to return home. Milad's home in Karaj was raided on 11 December by four members of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence who confiscated his laptop and mobile phone and took him away for...