by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Oct 2025 | Analysis
By Fred Petrossian At a time when systemic discrimination against Christians and other religious minorities in Iran continues unabated, the opening of a new metro station named after Mary and adorned with Christian symbols stands as a striking contradiction. It is...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Oct 2025 | News
The growth of the Persian-speaking Church in spite of suffering was the focus of a BBC radio programme yesterday. BBC Radio 4’s ‘Sunday Worship’ programme was broadcast from a Persian-speaking Anglican church in the northwest of England, under the title: “Farsi...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 7 Oct 2025 | News
Three Christians who remain in Evin Prison over eight months after their arrest will face a second court hearing later this month on “propaganda” and “collusion” charges related to their religious activities. Joseph Shahbazian, Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh and Aida...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 Oct 2025 | News
A Tehran appeal court has upheld the convictions of five Christian converts to a combined total of over 40 years in prison on “propaganda” charges related to their religious activities. Hessamuddin Mohammad Junaidi, Abolfazl Ahmadzadeh-Khajani, Morteza...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 30 Sep 2025 | News
One of the five Christian converts recently sentenced to a combined total of more than 40 years in prison was tortured during his six-month pre-trial detention, Article18 can reveal. Morteza Faghanpour-Saasi was one of at least seven converts arrested in the cities of...
