by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Mar 2023 | News
A church of huge significance for Iranian Christians is set to be sold by an organisation headed by Iran’s Supreme Leader. The Assemblies of God church in Gorgan, northeast Iran, has over the years been led by some of the most well-known Iranian pastors,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 11 Mar 2023 | Notes from Prison
This is the sixth in a series of articles by Mojtaba Hosseini, an Iranian convert to Christianity who spent more than three years in prison in the southern city of Shiraz because of his membership of a house-church. Mojtaba’s first note from...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 10 Mar 2023 | News
Photo: Shafeghna A prominent Shia cleric has bemoaned how the younger generation of Iranians are leaving Shia Islam for other faiths, including Christianity, and said he views it as his responsibility to “bring them back”. Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Javad Alavi...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Mar 2023 | Features
Shadi Noveiri was strip-searched multiple times during her 40 days in detention, an experience she describes as “absolutely humiliating and I believe illegal”. The Christian convert, who turned 25 during her incarceration, was subjected to the search each time she was...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Mar 2023 | Witness Statements
For a summary of Shadi’s story, you can read our feature article here. Introduction 1. My name is Shadi Noveiri Gilani. After becoming a Christian, I was known by two names: Sheilan and Raha. I was born in Bandar Anzali [in Gilan Province, north Iran] in 1990...
