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Iranian-Armenian pastor acquitted, released from 10-year prison sentence

Iranian-Armenian pastor acquitted, released from 10-year prison sentence

A 62-year-old Iranian-Armenian pastor serving a 10-year prison sentence for leading a house-church has been acquitted and released after just […]

Iran has third most religious prisoners of conscience, report finds

Iran has third most religious prisoners of conscience, report finds

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has once again recommended that Iran be re-designated a “Country of Particular Concern” […]

US Commission on International Religious Freedom 2024 Annual Report

US Commission on International Religious Freedom 2024 Annual Report

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has once again recommended that Iran be re-designated a “Country of Particular Concern” […]

Christian prisoner of conscience denied medical care

Christian prisoner of conscience denied medical care

Sixty-year-old Christian prisoner of conscience Mina Khajavi is reported to be struggling with pain and unable to access the medical […]

Lawyer who defended Christians summoned to prosecutor’s office

Lawyer who defended Christians summoned to prosecutor’s office

A lawyer who has represented several Iranian Christians in court has been summoned to the prosecutor’s office in the city […]

Christian convert, 60, summoned to begin prison sentence for house-church leadership

Christian convert, 60, summoned to begin prison sentence for house-church leadership

A 60-year-old Iranian Christian convert has been summoned to begin her six-year prison sentence for “acting against national security by […]

Iranian-Armenian pastor begins 10-year sentence for his ‘disturbing’ teachings

Iranian-Armenian pastor begins 10-year sentence for his ‘disturbing’ teachings

As Iran’s president was flying to New York this morning, an Iranian-Armenian pastor was handing himself in to prison in […]

Iranian-Armenian pastor ‘pardoned’, released from prison

Iranian-Armenian pastor ‘pardoned’, released from prison

Iranian-Armenian pastor Joseph Shahbazian has been “pardoned” and released after just over a year in Tehran’s Evin Prison.

Decade-long prison sentence for Iranian Christian reduced to two years

Decade-long prison sentence for Iranian Christian reduced to two years

A Court of Appeal in Tehran has cut a decade-long prison sentence for a Christian down to two years after […]

‘We use money that could feed hungry Muslims to restore Christian churches’ – tourism minister

‘We use money that could feed hungry Muslims to restore Christian churches’ – tourism minister

In the week of the 10th anniversary of the forced closure of the largest Persian-speaking church in Iran, the Islamic […]