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19th August 2025Iranian state media has accused Christians recently arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence of engaging in espionage, in what Article18’s […] [...]Read more...
12th August 2025An Iranian-American pastor who has been protesting against the detention of some of his church members by the US immigration […] [...]Read more...
12th August 2025Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) has admitted to having arrested over 50 Christians since the end of the conflict with […] [...]Read more...
24th July 2025There has been a notable increase in arrests and hate speech against Christians since the conflict with Israel, Article18 can […] [...]Read more...
11th July 2025An interview with Article18’s Fred Petrossian, following the publication of his new book, ‘Why Christian Converts flee Iran’. [...]Read more...
10th July 2025At least 21 Christians have been arrested in five different cities in the two weeks since the end of the […] [...]Read more...
4th July 2025An Iranian Christian convert and former prisoner of conscience, Rasoul Abdollahi, has died following an accident at his home at […] [...]Read more...
4th July 2025An Iranian Christian who fled after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for his membership of a house-church has […] [...]Read more...
4th July 2025An Iranian pastor in California has called for the United States to “open the doors” to refugees after several of […] [...]Read more...

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Documented Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran

Article18's 2025 annual report, produced in collaboration with Open Doors, CSW and Middle East Concern, draws attention to the fact that many more cases of Christian persecution in Iran go unreported. The report offers a statistical as well as analytical overview of rights violations against Christians in Iran, followed by a list of recommendations to policymakers.

A Cry from Iran

Two brothers, a murdered father and an untold story of pain and forgiveness are the inspirations behind a ten times award-winning documentary on the secret death of a prominent evangelical pastor in Iran, Haik Hovsepian. This is the untold story of Iranian Christian martyrs, and Christian converts, who became the victims of their beliefs and paid the ultimate price – their lives...

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