by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 May 2026 | Analysis
This paper, written by Iranian-Armenian journalist Fred Petrossian, was presented today at the 2026 conference of the Institute for the Study of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Leuven, Belgium. Abstract This paper examines the condition of religious minorities...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 May 2026 | Analysis
This analysis, by Iranian-Armenian journalist Fred Petrossian, was presented today at the 2026 conference of the Institute for the Study of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Leuven, Belgium. The Shannon–Weaver communication model can be applied to the situation...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 5 May 2026 | News
The Islamic Republic of Iran claims to have arrested three leaders of “a Christian evangelistic network” in the central province of Yazd. State media today quoted Yazd prosecutor Mehdi Hassanpour as saying that three of the “main elements” of the “sect” had been...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 May 2026 | News
An Iranian Christian convert has been released from Evin Prison after two years in detention on charges related to his religious activities. Amir-Ali Minaei, 32, was released on Wednesday, 29 April, as part of an annual amnesty of prisoners. He had been serving a...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 May 2026 | News
The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has highlighted the “continuing” targeting of ethnic and religious minorities in Iran, despite the ceasefire. In a post on X on Wednesday, Dr Mai Sato said “the use of...
