by Steve Dew-Jones | 24 Aug 2019 | News
Vahid Roufegarbashi, known as Nathan, with his wife Mahsa and their three-year-old son Benjamin (Photo: Article18) An Iranian Christian couple now living as refugees in America are concerned for their families back home after both were targeted by the intelligence...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Aug 2019 | News
Javaid Rehman (UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré/Flickr) Iran’s failure to uphold freedom of religion or belief is a central concern of the latest report by the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran. Javaid Rehman notes that, as a party to the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Aug 2019 | News
(Twitter @VP) US Vice President Mike Pence says he is “appalled” by the one-year jail sentence given to a 62-year-old woman convert to Christianity. Rokhsareh (Mahrokh) Ghanbari was notified of her sentence on Monday, two days after her appearance at a...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Jul 2019 | News
(Middle East Concern) A 62-year-old woman convert to Christianity has been sentenced to one year in prison for “propaganda against the system”, reports Middle East Concern. Rokhsareh (Mahrokh) Ghanbari was notified of her sentence today, two days after her appearance...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 26 Jul 2019 | News
Mohammad Moghiseh has earned the nickname the ‘Judge of Death’ for his harsh treatment of prisoners of conscience. (Photo: Fars/Ali Khara) Five of the nine converts arrested earlier this year in Rasht had their bail increased tenfold at a court hearing in Tehran on...
