by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Sep 2024 | Features
A British-Iranian who spent over four years in Tehran’s Evin Prison says claims by Islamic Republic officials that “no-one is imprisoned in Iran because of their beliefs” are “among the 1000s of lies they have said”. “This can be considered one of those many...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Sep 2024 | Reports
The Iranian authorities’ “systematic” and “targeted” dissemination of disinformation about religious minorities, including Christians, has been highlighted in a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The report, ‘Misinformation and...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Sep 2024 | News
Embed from Getty Images The Iranian authorities’ “systematic” and “targeted” dissemination of disinformation about religious minorities, including Christians, has been highlighted in a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Aug 2024 | News
The case files of over 300 Christians who faced charges related to their faith and religious activities are among the over 3 million prosecutions leaked by hackers of the Tehran judiciary’s website over the past six months, a study by Article18 has revealed. The data,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Aug 2024 | Features
Of all the examples in the leaked Edaalate Ali files pertaining to Christians, one case stands out: that of a dual national by the name of Alexander B, who at nearly 80 years old was sentenced to five years in prison for attending a house-church. The court documents...