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Two more Christians confirmed among dead
Two more Christian converts are confirmed to have been among those killed by the Islamic...
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EU lists IRGC as ‘terrorist organisation’
The European Union has designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist...
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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UN hears contrasting narratives of life for Christians in Iran
Two side events the day before Iran’s Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations highlight once again the chasm between what the Islamic Republic says about its treatment of religious minorities and the reality of their lived experience.
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‘Persecution of church members started first week of Revolution’
As the 45th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution approaches, Article18 uses extracts from the...
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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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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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