by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Jan 2025 | News
Christians in Iran were sentenced to a combined total of over 250 years in prison in 2024, a sixfold increase compared to 2023, our newly released annual report reveals. Ninety-six Christians were sentenced to a combined 263 years in prison last year, compared with 22...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 Jan 2025 | Analysis
By Fred Petrossian The UN Committee Against Torture has four times found Sweden guilty of violation its convention for its decisions to deport Christian converts, underscoring persistent concerns about the country’s immigration practices. Such decisions, widely...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 15 Jan 2025 | News
Iran remains among the world’s most “extreme” persecutors of Christians, according to the annual report of Article18’s partner organisation Open Doors. Iran’s “score” of 86/100 places it 9th on the 2025 World Watch List of the top 50 countries where Christians are...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 10 Jan 2025 | Features
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding by a German Protestant pastor of Iran’s first school for the blind. Ernst Jakob Christoffel, who became known in Iran as the “German father of the blind”, made the Braille alphabet accessible to Persians and...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 7 Jan 2025 | News
The head of Iran’s judiciary has boasted about the decision to provide Christian prisoners with five days leave over Christmas, neglecting to mention that in excess of 40 Christians were arrested for participating in Christmas celebrations in December, while at...
