{"id":5632,"date":"2026-08-13T07:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/christians-appeal-unjust-sentences\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T07:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:07:06","slug":"christians-appeal-unjust-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/christians-appeal-unjust-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Christians Appeal Unjust Sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Libyan court will soon consider appeals for 10 Christians sentenced to prison for three to five years. The group has been imprisoned since April 2025 after being found guilty of &ldquo;insulting Islam,&rdquo; &ldquo;insulting religious sanctities and rituals using the internet&rdquo; and other charges for living out their Christian faith. &ldquo;Please stand with us in prayer for God&rsquo;s mercy, strength for the brothers and a just outcome,&rdquo; said a front-line worker. The Christians were initially arrested in 2023 after a member of Libya&rsquo;s secret police posed as a sympathizer to their activities. After a trial, the Libyan Islamic court system includes one appeal and possibly a final appeal to the Supreme Court. &ldquo;Please pray regarding a critical situation here in Libya,&rdquo; said the front-line worker. &ldquo;Your intercession means more than we can say.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/libya\/\">Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in Libya and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/3022\/christians-in-libya\/\" target=\"_blank\">Post a prayer for Christians in Libya on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Libyan court will soon consider appeals for 10 Christians sentenced to prison for three to five years. 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