by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 Apr 2026 | Features
Alireza was a devout Muslim before converting to Christianity at the age of 25. As a boy, he even received awards from his local mosque for learning passages of the Quran by heart, and later worked for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). But everything...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 30 Mar 2026 | News
As part of the Iranian Christian community, we express our solidarity and sympathy with the citizens of our homeland who are now caught in the midst of war and insecurity following the January massacre. We emphasise with deep concern the urgent need to protect the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 26 Mar 2026 | News
A well-known political activist and Christian convert was recently arrested during a violent raid on his home by “approximately 200 armed security personnel”, according to the organisation to which he belongs. The “unprecedented” raid on Mohammad Nikbakht’s home took...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 24 Mar 2026 | Analysis
An exchange between a British-Iranian bishop and a group of Iranian Christians in the UK has shed light on the different ways in which Iranian Christians have responded to the current conflict. The exchange was prompted by a letter that Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Mar 2026 | News
The family of an imprisoned Iranian Christian convert who was due for release prior to the war are concerned for her safety, having not heard from her since the conflict began nearly three weeks ago. Simin Soheilinia, who will celebrate her 48th birthday on Saturday,...
by fredpetrossian | 18 Mar 2026 | Analysis
By Fred Petrossian If Christianity is known for love and peace, what stance should Christians take towards war? This is the question many Iranian Christians, like Christians elsewhere, are asking themselves amid the Islamic Republic of Iran’s conflict with the United...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 Mar 2026 | News
The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran noted yesterday that many “prisoners remain behind bars” in Iran after being “detained simply for exercising their fundamental rights”. Mai Sato was speaking as part of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 Mar 2026 | News
The head of Iran’s Islamic seminaries has written to the Pope, telling him that former Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was a “serious supporter of the rights of religious minorities, especially Christians”. Alireza Arafi made the comment in a letter made public by...
by Mansour Borji | 14 Mar 2026 | Analysis
Evaluating political alternatives through the lens of religious freedom For millions of Iranians—especially religious minorities—the central political question is no longer simply whether the Islamic Republic can reform itself. After decades of repression, including...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Mar 2026 | News
Concerns have been raised about the safety of prisoners in Iran, including at least 48 Christian prisoners of conscience, as the war with the United States and Israel continues. Amnesty International said on Saturday that the “targeting of security facilities where...
