by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Aug 2025 | News
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) has admitted to having arrested over 50 Christians since the end of the conflict with Israel, accusing them of involvement in “anti-security” activities and even possession of arms. The admission was made as part of a wider...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 24 Jul 2025 | News
There has been a notable increase in arrests and hate speech against Christians since the conflict with Israel, Article18 can reveal. More Christians have been arrested in the month since the ceasefire was announced than in the six months prior, with at least 54...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 11 Jul 2025 | News
An interview with Article18’s Fred Petrossian, following the publication of his new book, ‘Why Christian Converts flee Iran’. Please can you give a short summary of what the book is about? “This book examines why Christian converts in Iran are forced to flee their...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 10 Jul 2025 | News
At least 21 Christians have been arrested in five different cities in the two weeks since the end of the conflict with Israel, Article18 can reveal. The arrests by agents of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence targeted Christians in the cities of Tehran, Rasht, Orumiyeh,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Jul 2025 | News
An Iranian Christian convert and former prisoner of conscience, Rasoul Abdollahi, has died following an accident at his home at the age of 55. Rasoul, who spent two years in prison following his arrest at Christmas in 2010, died on Tuesday, 1 July, and was buried...
