by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Feb 2026 | News
The “scapegoating” of Christians, especially after the 12-day war with Israel, is the focus of the 2026 joint annual report on “Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran”, published today by Article18 in partnership with Open Doors, CSW and Middle East...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Feb 2026 | Reports
The “scapegoating” of Christians, especially after the 12-day war with Israel, is the focus of the 2026 joint annual report on “Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran”, published today by Article18 in partnership with Open Doors, CSW and Middle East Concern. The...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Feb 2026 | News
Two more Christian converts are confirmed to have been among those killed by the Islamic Republic’s security forces in its brutal response to last month’s mass demonstrations. Nader Mohammadi, 35, and Zahra Arjomandi, 51, were both shot dead on 8 January in separate...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 30 Jan 2026 | News
The European Union has designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist organisation”, following in the footsteps of Australia, Canada and the United States. The chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for Iran relations, Hannah Neumann,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Jan 2026 | News
A memorial service was held on Sunday at a Persian-speaking church in Sweden to commemorate the death of a congregant who was among those killed during the recent protests. Ehsan Afshari-Manesh, 39, who arrived in Sweden as a refugee 15 years ago and later became a...
