by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Feb 2023 | News
The wife of a pastor serving a six-year prison sentence for “propagating Christianity” now faces her own charges of “propaganda against the state” and “disturbing public opinion”. Anahita Khademi, who is married to Abdolreza (Matthias) Ali-Haghnejad, was informed of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 31 Jan 2023 | News
The hundreds of Iranian Christian refugees stuck in countries like Turkey have been given fresh hope with the launch of a new sponsorship scheme in the US. Under the scheme, dubbed the “Welcome Corps” by the US State Department, US citizens or permanent residents will...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 30 Jan 2023 | News
Dabrina Bet-Tamraz (second from right) speaking at the European Parliament launch of the Open Doors World Watch List last week. The daughter of Iranian-Assyrian church leaders, who were forced to flee Iran after being sentenced to a combined 15 years in prison, has...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 27 Jan 2023 | News
These are just some of the faces of the Iranian Christians who have been detained in Turkey in recent weeks. Article18 has received firsthand testimonies from five Iranian Christian refugee families – 17 individuals in total – who have been arrested in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 23 Jan 2023 | News
The son of a murdered Iranian pastor has produced a short film in protest against state executions in Iran. Joseph Hovsepian, whose father Haik was murdered in January 1994, posted the film, ‘We Will Win’, on his Instagram page following the first public executions of...
