by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Jul 2021 | Analysis
Embed from Getty Images An Iranian human rights lawyer says the latest move by the judiciary to stifle the independence of lawyers shows the presence of “even a small number of human rights defenders is intolerable for the judiciary”. Hossein Ahmadiniaz, who now lives...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Jul 2021 | News
A photo of the front of the house during the bishop’s time there, courtesy of the Dehqani-Tafti family. The former house of Iran’s first ethnic Persian Anglican bishop is to be turned into a museum, according to the state-funded Mehr News Agency. As...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Jul 2021 | Analysis
Photo: IranWire An Iranian-Assyrian Christian claims he was denied a promotion and received much less compensation than he was entitled to after an injury at work – only because he is a Christian. “Farough” told IranWire that after losing three fingers due to a...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jul 2021 | Analysis
“We do not encourage people to change their religion,” says Iranian-Armenian Catholic archbishop Sarkis Davidian in a video published yesterday by Roshangar Media. The Iranian state propaganda machine continues to use the country’s recognised Christian minority groups...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 5 Jul 2021 | Analysis
Photo: alef.ir The appointment of another infamous hardliner as the new head of Iran’s judiciary, replacing president-elect Ebrahim Raisi, is being seen as another step towards an even more repressive Islamic Republic. Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, who was Raisi’s...
