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...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 18 Oct 2022 | News
Photo: Twitter @churchofengland British-Iranian Anglican bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani has written and recorded prayers for the Iran, as protests continue in the wake of the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Bishop Guli is the daughter of the first Persian...
