by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 May 2013 | News
One of the leaders of the Central Assemblies of God Church in Tehran, Robert Asseriyan, was arrested today while leading a prayer meeting at the church. Security forces first stormed into Pastor Asseriyan’s house, but when they did not find him there they went to the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 May 2013 | News
The leaders of the Central Assemblies of God Church in Tehran have invited church members to a meeting next Sunday, when they will inform them of their final decision regarding the church’s future, amidst the threat of its complete closure. The announcement, made...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Jan 2013 | News
Retired Iranian-Armenian pastor Vruir Avanessian has been released on bail after two weeks in detention. Pastor Vruir was arrested on 27 December alongside a number of converts to Christianity, and taken to Evin Prison. During his detention, the pastor, who...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Dec 2012 | News
Left to right: Homayoun Shekoohi, Mojtaba Hosseini, Vahid Hakani, and Mohammad Reza Partovi. Article18’s Advocacy Director, Mansour Borji, has spoken to Radio Farda’s Fred Petrossian about the situation of four Christian prisoners in Shiraz. In the article, Borji...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Nov 2012 | News
Article18’s Advocacy Director, Mansour Borji, has expressed “grave concern” about the physical condition of imprisoned church leader Behnam Irani. “Various reports describe Behnam’s physical condition as serious and we are concerned about his...
