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Christian convert at risk of blindness granted 10 days’ leave from prison
A Christian convert in Evin Prison repeatedly denied treatment and medical leave despite suffering...
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Christian converts flee Iran before prison summons
A Christian convert summoned to begin a five-year prison sentence for “promoting deviant beliefs...
Aida Najaflou
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Charge:
Propaganda (Article 500), gathering and collusion, insulting the Supreme Leader -
Sentence:
17 years in prison -
Urgent Concern:
Denied medical care; rheumatoid arthritis and spinal injury risk
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Ghazal Marzban
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Charge:
“Propaganda against the state” + “gathering and collusion against national security” -
Sentence:
9 Years 8 Months -
Held At:
Evin Prison
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Denying prisoners religious books, instruction violates rights – UN rapporteur
Providing detainees with access to their holy books and religious instruction should be considered among the “minimum standards” that States must respect in order not to violate their rights, says the UN’s Special Rapporteur on FoRB
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‘The Islamic Republic takes advantage of minorities’
Iranian-Assyrian pastor Victor Bet-Tamraz used to lead a Persian-speaking church in Tehran, until...
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How the Islamic Republic seeks to control the narrative regarding its persecution of Christians
This analysis, by Iranian-Armenian journalist Fred Petrossian, was presented today at the 2026...
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