The consultation features six tracks and eighteen workshops with the overall theme “formal and non-formal theological education: beyond dialogue”.

After 36 years of pastoring churches in Turkey, Carlos Madrigal was labelled a threat to national order and is no longer allowed to enter the country. He and his wife Rosa share lessons to be learned about Christian work in non-Western countries.

The death of Mahsa Amini sparked protests across Iran. Christians inside and outside the country demand “an end to imposition and discriminatory laws”.

Most Christian mission projects rely on Western support. As soon as a given nation or a critical part of a given society turns against the West, financial support will dry out or even criminalised.

Nearly a hundred people have been killed in recent days after the military confrontation between the two countries resumed.

The aim of both countries is to strengthen their influence in the Middle East region, especially towards countries such as Iran.

Of the 186 known Christian fellowships, only a small minority are allowed to worship in their own buildings. The Turkish Association of Protestant Churches denounces that money has been offered to individuals who offer information about churches and pastors.

Since the conflict began, Israel has received over 1,500 Jews from Ukraine, where around 43,000 Jews live.

Asma launderette has become a place of friendship and integration, where Turkish Christians help refugees by employing women and tutoring their children.

The UN has included the travel bans and deportations of Protestant leaders and the protection of religious minorities in the list of issues to be raised with the Turkish government.

Two bombing attacks in Kabul's airport killed at least 90. European governments are hurrying to evacuate as many people as possible, some have already finished evacuations.

Founder Terry Ascott shares insights about the evolution of the media project that now reaches millions in countries such as Egypt and Iran.

The new Islamic worship centre in the centric Taksim Square “now occupies a prominent place among the symbols of Istanbul”, says Turkish President Erdogan.

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom annual report denounces that “the pandemic fostered misinformation targeting religious minorities”.

There have been over 700,000 deaths in Europe since the beginning of the pandemic. Strong measures against coronavirus remain in most of the countries.

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has analysed the effects of blasphemy laws worldwide between 2014-18. 11% of the blasphemy-related incidents took place in Europe.

The religious freedom report of the Protestant Association of Churches in Turkey goes to the government, politicians and media.  Foreign embassies, EU, UN, Christian partners and human rights NGOs also receive copies.

The disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh is at the centre of the conflict. Armenian Christians: “Suspend all military activities which only serve to kill and harm innocent lives”.

“Spouses have been separated from their families, expats were denied access to their property”, denounces the World Evangelical Alliance during the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

According to a fugitive from Turkish justice detained in Argentina, members of President Erdogan's party contacted him to kill the pastor.

It is estimated that about 35 Christian workers received visa bans in 2019 and 16 more since the end of June.

“Europe is the world’s most peaceful region”, Global Peace Index says. “As Christians, our contribution to peace is to be a reflection of Jesus”, the leader of Anabaptists and Mennonites in Spain, says.

In Europe, hundreds of churches have joined to sing versions of “The Blessing” in their own language. See some of the videos.

Pastor Andrew Brunson challenged Christian media to reach Muslims with the gospel. “God wanted someone weak, to be an encouragement to other weak people”, he said about his time in prison.

Germany, France, Portugal, Finland and Luxembourg agreed to receive unaccompanied minors stuck in Greek refugee camps, in the midst of the Turkey-Greece border refugee crisis.