Published on: March 4, 2024
BACKGROUND SUMMARY Rolando Álvarez Lagos served as Bishop of Matagalpa from 2011 until his arrest in 2022. The anti-government protests of 2018 saw hundreds of priests, activists, students, and political leaders imprisoned. In the years following, arrests continue and, as a result, tens of thousands of Nicaraguans have fled into exile, witnessing the violent response […]
Published on: March 4, 2024
LATEST UPDATE! It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the sad news that Christian convert Ebrahim Firouzi, 37, has passed away into glory. He was a faithful, genuine, and humble follower of Jesus. In the face of persecution and exiled to Sistan and Baluchestan, a remote Islamic area of Iran bordering […]
Published on: November 10, 2023
BACKGROUND SUMMARY After almost 14 years of praying for the freedom of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, we can share the good news that he was released from Evin Prison in Iran in February 2023 and is once again free. Pastor Nadarkhani, a church leader in the Church of Iran denomination, was among three Christian converts, including Hadi […]
Published on: November 10, 2023
BACKGROUND SUMMARY Saheb (Zaman) Fadaie was a member of the leadership team of the Church of Iran – a Unitarian denomination. Over the past years, Iranian authorities have detained and arrested a number of the church’s members, including Saheb, who was initially sentenced to 10 years in prison for his membership in and leadership of house churches and […]
Published on: December 22, 2015
Great News! I am so happy to report that Farshid Fathi, an Iranian Christian who has been in prison for his faith and service to Jesus Christ since December 2010, was released yesterday, December 21st. What great news this is for him and his family and for all the Christians around the world who have […]