by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Feb 2025 | Prisoners
Christian convert Nasser is in prison for the second time, serving a second 10-year sentence on charges related to ordinary religious activities such as praying, performing baptisms, taking Communion and celebrating Christmas. Nasser has been detained since February...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 31 Jan 2025 | News
The European Parliament has included specific mention of the pressures Christian converts face in its latest resolution on Iran. The resolution, adopted last week, “condemns the Iranian regime’s … persecution of minorities”, including “Christians facing persecution...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 30 Jan 2025 | Analysis
Two side events the day before Iran’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations in Geneva last week highlighted once again the chasm between what the Islamic Republic says about its treatment of religious minorities and the reality of their lived...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 30 Jan 2025 | News
This article provides a comprehensive overview of Article18’s joint side event at the UN in Geneva on 23 January, the day before Iran’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and just one hour before the Islamic Republic’s own side event. You can read further analysis...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 Jan 2025 | News
Two infamous judges counted among Iran’s so-called “Judges of Death” for handing out sentences of execution to opponents of the regime were murdered by an unidentified assailant in Tehran’s Supreme Court on Saturday. The assassinations of Mohammad Moghiseh, 68, and...
