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‘Scapegoats’ – 2026 annual report
The “scapegoating” of Christians, especially after the 12-day war with Israel, is the focus of the...
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‘Scapegoating’ of Christians the focus of 2026 annual report
The “scapegoating” of Christians, especially after the 12-day war with Israel, is the focus of the...
Amir-Ali Minaei
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Charge:
Establishing a house-church -
Sentence:
3 years & 7 months -
Urgent Concern:
Denied medical care
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10 rights Iranian Christians are denied on 75th anniversary of declaration
On the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, here are 10 rights that have...
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Yasser Akbari
Mehdi Akbari, who is known as Yasser, was given a 10-year prison sentence in October 2020 for “acting against national security by forming a house-church”. He was released from prison in September 2024 after his sentence was reduced to four years and five months.
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The Seed of The Sacred Fig gives terrifying glimpse of what persecuted Christians face
The types of psychological – and in some instances physical – torture shown in The Seed of the Sacred Fig mirror the testimonies of the dozens of Christians interviewed by Article18 in recent years.
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Alireza Aghajari
Introduction My name is Alireza Aghajari. I was born in June 1979 to a Muslim family in Shiraz and...
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