by Steve Dew-Jones | 25 Mar 2022 | News
Photo: UN/Manuel Elias Article18 has joined with 36 other Iranian and international human rights organisations in calling on all members of the UN Human Rights Council to support the renewal of the mandate of the special rapporteur on human rights in Iran. In a joint...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 Mar 2022 | News
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe highlighted the plight of remaining prisoners of conscience, including members of religious groups, during her first public comments since her release last week from six years in prison. “I believe that the meaning of ‘freedom’ is never...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 18 Mar 2022 | News
The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran once again highlighted the persecution of religious minorities, including Christian converts, in his latest remarks to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. “Religious minorities, in particular the Baha’is and Christian...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 Mar 2022 | News
Embed from Getty Images Article18 has today joined with over 50 other human rights groups in signing a joint statement calling on the Iranian parliament to immediately withdraw a draconian Internet bill that would violate a plethora of human rights including freedom...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Mar 2022 | Analysis
A version of this article, written by Article18’s News Director Steve Dew-Jones, was first published on premierchristianity.com. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is finally on her way back to the UK. (Photo: Twitter @TulipSiddiq) After nearly six years’ unjust...