by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Jan 2026 | News
The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday to address the unprecedented mass unlawful killings of protesters in Iran, it has been confirmed. Article18 was among 64 rights groups to sign a joint letter to member states last week, calling for the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Jan 2026 | News
A lawyer who has defended several Christians in Iran’s Revolutionary Courts has been arrested in Tehran. Shima Ghosheh, who has represented Christians including the Iranian-Assyrian Bet-Tamraz family and converts facing charges of “apostasy”, was arrested at...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Jan 2026 | News
At least seven Iranian-Armenian Christians are among the thousands murdered by the Islamic Republic’s security forces over the past few days, Article18 understands. Only one of the Christians, Ejmin Masihi, has so far been named by Armenian news sites, but Article18’s...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Jan 2026 | News
Since 28 December, the world has been witnessing the emergence of a historic national protest movement in Iran—one that openly defies the Islamic Republic. Protesters have been met with brutal violence, including attacks on wounded demonstrators inside...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Jan 2026 | News
The Islamic Republic of Iran has once again been ranked among the top 10 worst persecutors of Christians.In the ranking, produced annually by our partner organisation Open Doors, Iran is one of only 15 countries where persecution is described as “extreme”.Iran is...
