by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 Oct 2025 | News
The chair of the independent US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has said its commissioners “abhor” the recent sentencing of five Iranian Christian converts “on propaganda charges for religious activities”. Hessamuddin Mohammad Junaidi,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Oct 2025 | Analysis
By Fred Petrossian At a time when systemic discrimination against Christians and other religious minorities in Iran continues unabated, the opening of a new metro station named after Mary and adorned with Christian symbols stands as a striking contradiction. It is...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Oct 2025 | News
The growth of the Persian-speaking Church in spite of suffering was the focus of a BBC radio programme yesterday. BBC Radio 4’s ‘Sunday Worship’ programme was broadcast from a Persian-speaking Anglican church in the northwest of England, under the title: “Farsi...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 7 Oct 2025 | News
Three Christians who remain in Evin Prison over eight months after their arrest will face a second court hearing later this month on “propaganda” and “collusion” charges related to their religious activities. Joseph Shahbazian, Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh and Aida...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 Oct 2025 | News
A Tehran appeal court has upheld the convictions of five Christian converts to a combined total of over 40 years in prison on “propaganda” charges related to their religious activities. Hessamuddin Mohammad Junaidi, Abolfazl Ahmadzadeh-Khajani, Morteza...
