by Steve Dew-Jones | 7 Oct 2024 | Case Studies
Case referenced by Article18, USCIRF, Hostage Aid Worldwide, Asia News, Iran International, The Christian Post, Open Doors, National Catholic Register, Church in Chains, International Christian Concern, Hengaw, Premier Christian News, Human Rights Without Frontiers...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Oct 2024 | News
The brother-in-law of a Christian convert who remains detained nearly a month after her arrest says he fears his sister-in-law may carry the psychological scars of her ordeal for the rest of her life. Sam Khosravi told Morning Star News that his detained...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 30 Sep 2024 | News
A Christian convert whose only son died during his nearly five years in Evin Prison has been released after his 10-year sentence was reduced by a Tehran appeal court. Mehdi Akbari, who goes by the name Yasser, was released yesterday after his sentence was reduced to...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 27 Sep 2024 | News
A Christian convert serving a two-year sentence in Evin Prison on charges related to her Christian activities has been denied parole because she refused to record a forced confession and public disavowal of reports about her case, according to Persian-language news...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 25 Sep 2024 | News
A 62-year-old Iranian-Armenian pastor serving a 10-year prison sentence for leading a house-church has been acquitted and released after just over a year in Tehran’s Evin Prison. Anooshavan Avedian was released last night, after his appeal was accepted at a hearing...