by Steve Dew-Jones | 31 Oct 2022 | News
An Iranian Anglican minister and his family, who had been threatened with deportation from Turkey, have now been safely resettled in the United States. Pastor Hekmat Salimi, his wife Mahindokht and their daughter Sama arrived in Atlanta late on Saturday night, after...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 Oct 2022 | Features
Sahar Dashti experienced racism as a child as one of very few dark-skinned children in her city, so she was hesitant when after becoming a Christian she was asked to help with the Sunday school. And when, instead of racism, Sahar experienced love and acceptance from...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 Oct 2022 | Witness Statements
For a summary of Sahar’s story, you can read our feature article here. Background and conversion 1. My name is Masoumeh Dashti Aqizadeh, but I prefer to be called Sahar. I was born in November 1981 into a Muslim family in Lenjan County in Isfahan Province. I have...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Oct 2022 | Analysis
This article, written by Article18’s Fred Petrossian, was first published on the website of Get The Trolls Out, which campaigns against anti-religious hate speech in the European media. As protests in Iran continue and supporters hold rallies around the world in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Oct 2022 | News
A second Christian convert has been unexpectedly pardoned and released from Tehran’s Evin Prison just a day after the release of a 61-year-old man who had spent nearly five years in prison. Fariba Dalir’s release last night follows that of Nasser Navard...
