by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Nov 2020 | Analysis
Iran’s new judicial standards document, published last month by head of the judiciary Ebrahim Raisi, is certainly an eyebrow-raiser. The document includes 37 guidelines for Iran’s judges, which on the face of it match up well with international standards. The...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Nov 2020 | News
A group of Iranian Christians living in Sweden say they are planning monthly protests in support of Christians in Iran. The first protest took place on 25 October in one of Stockholm’s main squares, focusing specifically on the case of Sam Khosravi and Maryam Falahi,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Nov 2020 | News
(Photo: Ali Khodaverdi / caoi.ir) A 70-year-old Adventist church in central Tehran has been demolished, along with the giant concrete cross on its facade. The 8m cross was the largest of its kind in the Iranian capital, and a rare prominent symbol of Christianity in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Nov 2020 | News
Prisoner of conscience Saheb Fadaie has returned to prison after a five-day furlough. Saheb, whose birth name is Zaman, has been in Tehran’s Evin Prison since his violent arrest in July 2018, serving what was initially a 10-year sentence, later reduced to six years....
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Oct 2020 | News
Mohammad Reza (Youhan) Omidi was given 80 lashes on 14 October for drinking wine as part of Communion. The US State Department has condemned the flogging of Iranian convert Mohammad Reza (Youhan) Omidi for drinking Communion wine. Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus tweeted...
