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Iran’s exiled Crown Prince highlights ‘widespread and rampant persecution’ of Christians

Iran’s exiled Crown Prince highlights ‘widespread and rampant persecution’ of Christians

The exiled son of the former Shah of Iran has highlighted the “widespread and rampant persecution” of Christians and other […]

Convert reportedly given 10-year sentence for ‘propagating Christianity’

Convert reportedly given 10-year sentence for ‘propagating Christianity’

A Christian convert has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges including engaging in “propaganda” by “propagating Christianity”, […]

New rapporteur pledges to ‘examine’ impact of Iran’s religious freedom restrictions

New rapporteur pledges to ‘examine’ impact of Iran’s religious freedom restrictions

The new UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has pledged to […]

State of the Golden Door

State of the Golden Door

Over five times as many Iranian Christian refugees were resettled in the United States last year than in 2020, according […]

US resettlement of Iranian Christian refugees increases, but concerns remain

US resettlement of Iranian Christian refugees increases, but concerns remain

Over five times as many Iranian Christian refugees were resettled in the United States last year than in 2020, according […]

Christian converts incommunicado month after re-arrest

Christian converts incommunicado month after re-arrest

Three Christian converts arrested in the northern Iranian city of Nowshahr last month remain in detention in an unknown location […]

Yasser Akbari

Yasser Akbari

Mehdi Akbari, who is known as Yasser, was given a 10-year prison sentence in October 2020 for “acting against national security by forming a house-church”. He was released from prison in September 2024 after his sentence was reduced to four years and five months.

Iran’s Catholic archbishop chosen as one of Pope Francis’ new cardinals

Iran’s Catholic archbishop chosen as one of Pope Francis’ new cardinals

Pope Francis has chosen the archbishop of the Catholic Church in Iran as one of his new cardinals. Fr Dominique […]

Hakop Gochumyan

Hakop Gochumyan

Armenian citizen Hakop Gochumyan is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Evin Prison for “engaging in deviant proselytising activity that contradicts the sacred law of Islam” through alleged membership and leadership of “a network of evangelical Christianity”.

Detained Christian in ‘psychologically very bad condition and only cries’

Detained Christian in ‘psychologically very bad condition and only cries’

The brother-in-law of a Christian convert who remains detained nearly a month after her arrest says he fears his sister-in-law […]