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22nd November 2023The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution last week highlighting violations of human rights in Iran, including “ongoing severe […] [...]Read more...
15th November 2023“Iran belongs to Hezbollahis.” These words, from the director of a Quranic institute near the Iranian capital, broadcasted recently on […] [...]Read more...
13th November 2023The daughter of an Iranian Christian couple who fled Iran to claim asylum in Turkey has written a poem highlighting […] [...]Read more...
13th November 2023Touraj and Elaheh’s youngest daughter, Elina, had just turned 10 years old and was still asleep when intelligence agents came […] [...]Read more...
13th November 2023My name is Elaheh Kiani and I was born in Isfahan in 1971, and my name is Touraj Shirani and I was born in 1967. We converted to Christianity in 2009 and 2010, respectively. [...]Read more...
9th November 2023Three “Church of Iran” members sentenced to five years in prison for their participation in house-churches have been permitted to […] [...]Read more...
8th November 2023The UN Human Rights Committee has reminded Iran of its obligations, as a signatory of the International Covenant on Civil […] [...]Read more...
13th October 2023Iran’s violations of the rights of religious minorities, including Christians, was one of the issues raised by a panel of […] [...]Read more...
4th October 2023An Iranian Christian couple recently resettled in Canada have spoken of their longing to finally be able to call somewhere […] [...]Read more...

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Iranian Christian Prisoners List

An up-to-date, comprehensive list of Iran’s Christian prisoners.

Know your Rights

All those active in society in Iran can expect to be arrested if they do not agree with
or adhere to the government's views. Knowing one's rights can
minimise the consequences of incarceration.

Report: The Cost of Faith

Persecution of Christian Protestants and Converts in Iran

Article18 made a considerable contribution to this 2013 report, in which the Center for Human Rights in Iran documented the rights violations of Protestant Christians in Iran within the context of international human rights laws and the rights guaranteed within Iran's own constitution.

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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