by Steve Dew-Jones | 15 Jul 2026 | News
The UN’s special rapporteurs (SRs) on freedom of religion or belief and human rights in Iran have condemned the confiscation of the St Peter’s Evangelical Church compound in Tehran and eviction of its residents. SRs Nazila Ghanea and Mai Sato, in a joint statement,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 15 Jul 2026 | News
The Ministry of Intelligence has included Christian satellite TV stations on a newly publicised list of “hostile” media organisations and individuals. The list, which can be viewed here, includes evangelical networks Sat-7, Nejat, Seven and Mohabat TV, alongside...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 15 Jul 2026 | News
An imprisoned Iranian Christian convert was beaten yesterday, resulting in a broken bone in the left hand, after protesting against worsening conditions inside the women’s ward of Tehran’s Evin Prison. Ghazal Marzban, who was recently sentenced to over nine years in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 10 Jul 2026 | News
There are growing concerns that the oldest Protestant church in Iran, and its surrounding buildings, may be demolished, after residents were ordered to evacuate by tomorrow. Several of the 20 Assyrian and Armenian families who live in the St Peter’s church compound in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jul 2026 | News
A Christian convert has returned to Evin Prison after four months’ medical leave. Hannah Gholami, 36, returned to prison on 29 June, having been out on leave since shortly before the war. Hannah is serving a two-year sentence on “national security” charges related to...
