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4th December 2024An Iranian Christian convert detained by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) last month has been released on […] [...]Read more...
4th December 2024Iran’s Catholic archbishop has admitted that the doors to the churches he oversees are “closed to almost everyone”, and said […] [...]Read more...
2nd December 2024The Georgian immigration authorities consistently refuse the asylum claims of Iranian Christians, despite their well-founded fears of persecution should they […] [...]Read more...
27th November 2024Pope Francis has said it is “a lie” to say the Catholic Church is opposed to the government of the […] [...]Read more...
26th November 2024Twelve Christian converts, including one currently detained by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), were due to appear […] [...]Read more...
21st November 2024The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee adopted a resolution yesterday expressing “serious concern” at “ongoing severe limitations and increasing restrictions […] [...]Read more...
20th November 2024The exiled son of the former Shah of Iran has highlighted the “widespread and rampant persecution” of Christians and other […] [...]Read more...
18th November 2024A Christian convert has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges including engaging in “propaganda” by “propagating Christianity”, […] [...]Read more...
8th November 2024The new UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has pledged to […] [...]Read more...

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Know your Rights

All those active in society in Iran can expect to be arrested if they do not agree with
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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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