by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Dec 2024 | News
An Iranian Christian convert detained by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) last month has been released on bail. Javad Amini was arrested on 17 November and released on 27 November, the day after he and 11 other Christians from Nowshahr, north...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Dec 2024 | News
Iran’s Catholic archbishop has admitted that the doors to the churches he oversees are “closed to almost everyone”, and said he prays “one day perhaps the door can open to others”. “Our doors … are open for [Catholics] but are closed to almost everyone else,” Fr...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Dec 2024 | News
The Georgian immigration authorities consistently refuse the asylum claims of Iranian Christians, despite their well-founded fears of persecution should they return home. That is the conclusion of a new joint report by Article18, CSW, Open Doors and Middle East...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Dec 2024 | Reports
The Georgian immigration authorities consistently refuse the asylum claims of Iranian Christians, despite their well-founded fears of persecution should they return home. That is the conclusion of a new joint report by Article18, CSW, Open Doors and Middle East...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 27 Nov 2024 | News
Pope Francis has said it is “a lie” to say the Catholic Church is opposed to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, but that religious freedom is the “cornerstone” of human rights. The pope, speaking in Rome last Wednesday as the Vatican hosted a delegation...
