by Steve Dew-Jones | 5 Jul 2021 | Analysis
Photo: alef.ir The appointment of another infamous hardliner as the new head of Iran’s judiciary, replacing president-elect Ebrahim Raisi, is being seen as another step towards an even more repressive Islamic Republic. Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, who was Raisi’s...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Jul 2021 | News
Embed from Getty Images Iran’s parliament has passed the first draft of a bill that champions the death penalty for anyone convicted of “spying” for or “cooperating” with “hostile states” – “especially the United States”. The bill, which was passed on 8 June,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Jun 2021 | News
Christian prisoner of conscience Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh has been told his request for conditional release has been rejected. The news comes as a bitter blow to the Christian convert, who turns 60 in August, having been regularly assured by prison authorities in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Jun 2021 | News
Fr Andrzej Józwowicz (Twitter @ChurchInPoland) The Vatican has appointed Polish archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz as its new ambassador to Iran. The 56-year-old, who previously served in a lower-level diplomatic role in Iran from 2009-12, was appointed by Pope Francis...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 28 Jun 2021 | News
Left to right: Milad Goodarzi, Amin Khaki, and Alireza Nourmohammadi. Three Christian converts have been given the maximum sentence of five years each in prison under controversial recent amendments to Iran’s penal code. Amin Khaki, Milad Goodarzi and Alireza...
