by Steve Dew-Jones | 10 Jan 2023 | News
Pope Francis delivers his annual New Year’s address. (Photo: Twitter @VaticanNews) Pope Francis has broken his silence on the protests in Iran, specifically referring to the “recent demonstrations demanding greater respect for the dignity of women” as part of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jan 2023 | News
An Iranian-Assyrian woman has been released on bail after more than a month in detention in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison as a result of her support for the popular protests. Bianka Zaia, 38, was arrested on the evening of 26 November by plainclothes officers who...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jan 2023 | News
A “Church of Iran” pastor who had been on leave from prison since last summer was rearrested at a Christmas gathering in Bandar Anzali, north Iran, on 26 December. Two church members were also arrested that evening and, a week later, so was the pastor’s wife....
by Steve Dew-Jones | 5 Jan 2023 | News
Mehdi Bahman with an artwork he presented to representatives of different minority faiths. (Photo: Twitter @FSeifikaran) An Iranian artist and author who once donated an illustrated copy of the Psalms to families of the victims of 9/11 has reportedly been sentenced to...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Jan 2023 | News
Vank Church in Isfahan. The annual Christmas and New Year celebrations at the most famous Armenian church in Iran were cancelled this year, in what has been viewed by many as a signal of solidarity with protesters. Christmas decorations and a fireworks display on New...
