by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 Jun 2026 | News
A Christian convert in Evin Prison in need of urgent medical care continues to be denied treatment and is at risk of partial blindness, Article18 understands. Mahshar Parandin, who has a heart condition and two tumours, was reportedly sent to hospital last week for a...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 22 May 2026 | News
A Christian convert and former prisoner of conscience has reportedly been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. According to the Persian-language Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ghazal Marzban, who is a Catholic, has been sentenced to nine years and...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 May 2026 | News
A lawyer who has defended political prisoners including Iranian Christians has been arrested again in Shiraz, according to reports. According to the Emtedad website, Bahar Sahraian was detained on Saturday, 16 May, while following up on her cases at the Shiraz...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 May 2026 | News
A Christian convert serving a two-year sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison is being denied access to the medical care she badly needs, according to a report from the Persian-language Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). The woman, a mother of around 50 years of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 May 2026 | News
A podcast by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has championed the suspended refugee programme created nearly 40 years ago to provide a pathway to the United States for persecuted religious refugees, including from Iran. ‘A Lifeline for...
