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18th June 2025Discrimination against religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran has “persisted in law and practice”, the UN Secretary General […] [...]Read more...
17th June 2025“Article18 expresses deep concern over the ongoing conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel. Our hearts are with […] [...]Read more...
12th June 2025Ordinary Christian acts such as praying, performing baptisms, taking Communion and celebrating Christmas have been cited as evidence of alleged […] [...]Read more...
6th June 2025Two Christian converts have been sentenced to 12 years each in prison on charges related to their possession of multiple […] [...]Read more...
4th June 2025A Christian convert and former asylum-seeker who was sentenced to two years in prison on her return to Iran has […] [...]Read more...
3rd June 2025Augustine still has nightmares about his time in prison and the multiple “gruelling” interrogation sessions he was subjected to following […] [...]Read more...
3rd June 2025My name is Soheil Zargarzadeh Sani, but I am known as Augustine. I am an only child and I was born in Urmia in 1990. I became a Christian on 22 June 2009. [...]Read more...
21st May 2025A US Congresswoman has proposed a change to US law to prevent future deportations of asylum-seekers whose countries of origin […] [...]Read more...
19th May 2025A Christian convert arrested over three months ago remains in Evin Prison, having been unable to afford the extremely high […] [...]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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