Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
Δ
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
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
With no longer any bishop in the country, nor even visits of foreign-based bishops permitted, no churches open, and no possibility of new members, the future of the Anglican Church in Iran seems bleak.
Having a place of worship has been described as an “integral” part of religious freedom at the Human Rights Council […]
The types of psychological – and in some instances physical – torture shown in The Seed of the Sacred Fig mirror the testimonies of the dozens of Christians interviewed by Article18 in recent years.
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.
The UN Committee Against Torture has four times found Sweden guilty of violation its convention for its decisions to deport Christian converts, underscoring persistent concerns about the country’s immigration practices.
Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasises “positive discrimination” for women and minorities, but it is the Islamic Republic that has been the main source of discrimination and oppression.
Iran’s hand-picked presidential candidates have used some nice phrases in recent weeks about the rights and “dignity” of the people of Iran in general, and women and minorities in particular, but they have lacked any substance.
As the 45th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution approaches, Article18 uses extracts from the book of the former bishop of […]
How education, art, urbanism and religious discourse have been weaponised by the Iranian state