by Steve Dew-Jones | 11 Jun 2026 | Analysis
A theft yesterday at a Russian Orthodox church in Tehran has shed light again on the types of churches permitted to operate in Iran today, and those that are not. The Church of St Nicholas is the only Russian Orthodox church still functioning in Iran today, when once...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Jun 2026 | News
Two house-church members have been released after serving five-year sentences on charges of “engaging in deviant propaganda contrary to the holy religion of Islam” and “connections with foreign leaders”. Ahmad Sarparast and Ayoob Poor-Rezazadeh, who live in the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Jun 2026 | News
An Evangelical church in Mashhad has been demolished, without warning or explanation. The church, which once offered Persian-speaking services before its forced closure more than two decades ago, was demolished on the morning of 4 June. It is one of several churches...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Jun 2026 | News
A Christian convert who was among over 50 arrested by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence following last year’s 12-day war with Israel has died in a bus crash. Hamed Mohebbi, a 40-year-old cafe owner, was on his way home after visiting some of the rehabilitating drug...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Jun 2026 | News
An Iranian pastor who has lived in Armenia since 2019 has appealed to the United Nations for help after his passport was revoked. Masoud Taheri fled Iran after being arrested for his house-church activities and has not returned since. During his time in Armenia, the...
