Following reports of direct military strikes between Israel and Iran – including explosions in major cities and warnings of further retaliation – fear and uncertainty are spreading rapidly across the region. Airspace closures, emergency alerts, and threats of escalation have left civilians bracing for what may come next. Families are listening for sirens. At SAT-7 around the globe, we are deeply aware […]
SAT-7’s Youth for an Enabling Society (YES) project is expanding its coverage in the Arab world after overcoming challenges to film inside Oman and Saudi Arabia. It proved particularly difficult to gain permission to enter and film inside the latter, and many of their initial approaches to Saudi influencers were rejected. But with perseverance, the team finally established trust through […]
“I first heard about Jesus through SAT-7. For a full year, SAT-7 was my only discipleship source – my church on screen – before I knew another believer. Now I want to create content to reach others the way SAT-7 reached me.” These words from a young Tunisian who took part in SAT-7 media training workshops highlight the importance of […]
“After all these years, and with church restorations despite war, we say that Christian faith remains constant and stronger than all circumstances,” said Ismail, a believer from Iraq who survived the so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. In a recent episode of SAT-7 ARABIC programme You Are Not Alone, Ismail shared the harrowing story of how he experienced torture and […]
As conditions in Iran remain deeply unstable and people across the country are grieving and traumatised, SAT-7 PARS has launched a new daily initiative to support viewers with much-needed presence, prayer and solidarity. From this week, Iranian viewers are invited to join Standing in the Gap, a daily, participatory prayer and intercession gathering held online via Zoom. The one-hour sessions […]
As reports continue to emerge from Iran about the scale and brutality of the recent crackdown on protesters, we share this moving prayer from an Iranian viewer outside the country… “O God, just as the night seemed to be approaching its end and the light of the dawn was overcoming the night, we have heard horrifying news… The extent of […]
Across Afghanistan, formal schooling is restricted or inaccessible for millions. But families and small communities are accessing literacy and learning in their homes, villages and shared spaces through SAT-7 PARS programme Sun of Hope. “Our children do not attend school,” writes one viewer from Afghanistan. “Previously, I used to send them to local religious leaders to learn reading and writing […]
“Today, more than ever, the people of Iran need your prayers.” SAT-7 PARS viewer in Iran During brief windows when Iranians have been able to access the internet over the last few days, SAT-7 viewers inside Iran have contacted our Persian channel to ask for ongoing prayer and express their hopes for the country’s future after weeks of turmoil and tragedy. “Greetings to you. Our hope is the freedom of our […]
SAT-7 PARS is continuing to broadcast live and pre-recorded programmess into Iran via satellite television – a vital lifeline of hope and encouragement amid the country’s ongoing internet shutdown. All of the Persian-language channel’s live programmes are focusing on the situation in Iran, where people have been protesting on the streets for more than two weeks and thousands of […]
For almost two weeks, people across Iran have taken to the streets to express their profound anger about the continued daily suffering experienced by so many in the country. We at SAT-7 PARS stand with them, as we have done for many years. As a Christian satellite and digital media broadcaster*, we interact daily with people inside the country who share with us experiences of deep […]