by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Sep 2021 | Features
It was clear from the questions the interrogators asked him that Iman Ghaznavian Haghighi had been arrested only because of his Christian faith. “When and how did you start to believe in Jesus Christ? Where did you get your Bible? How many people did you evangelise?...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Sep 2021 | Witness Statements
For a summary of Iman’s story, you can read our feature article here. Background 1. My name is Iman Ghaznavian Haghighi, and I was born in 1986 in Shiraz. My father passed away when I was 11 years old, so I had to study and work at the same time. A while later,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 Sep 2021 | News
Iranian Christian Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh will be one of the first four prisoners of conscience to be “adopted” by UK parliamentarians as part of a new initiative to highlight abuses of religious freedom around the world. Nasser and the three others...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 28 Aug 2021 | Analysis
A series of leaked video clips have highlighted the shocking abuse of detainees inside Tehran’s Evin Prison, where over a dozen Christian converts are among hundreds of prisoners of conscience. In one clip, a detainee is beaten by prison guards, while in another an...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 27 Aug 2021 | News
Christian convert Hamed Ashouri has been released on leave from prison. Article18 understands that the 31-year-old, who is serving a 10-month sentence for “propaganda against the Islamic Republic”, may be permitted to spend the rest of his sentence at home, with an...
