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 | 29 Sep 2024 | Case Studies
Case referenced by Article18, The Mirror, Church in Chains, Premier Christian News, Voice of the Martyrs, Barnabas Aid Summary Mehdi Akbari, who is known as Yasser, was given a 10-year prison sentence in October 2020 for “acting against national security by forming a...
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...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Sep 2024 | News
A Christian convert arrested a week ago in the southern city of Shiraz is still being held in an infamous detention centre belonging to the Ministry of Intelligence. Mojdeh Falahi, 36, whose two older sisters were arrested five years ago for their Christian...
