by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Dec 2025 | Witness Statements
For a summary of Alireza’s story, you can read our feature article here. Introduction 1. My name is Alireza Aghajari. I was born in June 1979 to a Muslim family in Shiraz and became acquainted with Islam and its religious practices at the age of 10. From the age of 13...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Dec 2025 | Prisoners
Mahmoud and his brother Mansour were arrested at a Christmas gathering in 2021 and later sentenced to four years in prison on “propaganda” charges related to their involvement in a house-church. The two brothers began serving their sentences ahead of Christmas 2025...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Dec 2025 | News
Five Iranian Christians have been sentenced to a combined more than 50 years in prison on charges related to ordinary religious activities such as praying, performing baptisms, taking Communion and celebrating Christmas. The five include two former prisoners of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Dec 2025 | News
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has included Tehran’s Evin Prison among five featured detention centres in a new factsheet about the mistreatment of religious prisoners of conscience. The factsheet, published on 4 December, notes...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Dec 2025 | News
A famous Armenian church in Isfahan has again cancelled its popular Christmas celebrations due to purported “restoration work”. Christmas decorations and a fireworks display on New Year’s Eve are an annual tradition at the Vank Church, drawing huge crowds. But in a...
