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Defenders of Christians among over 30 lawyers arrested

Defenders of Christians among over 30 lawyers arrested

More than 30 lawyers, including at least three involved in defending Christian converts, have been arrested in recent weeks in cities across Iran.

‘National security’ charges deliberately vague ‘to mislead public’

‘National security’ charges deliberately vague ‘to mislead public’

Accusations that members of religious minorities, including Christians, are engaged in unspecified “actions against national security” are deliberately vague in […]

UK courts grapple with church leaders’ expertise in assessing asylum-seekers’ conversion claims

UK courts grapple with church leaders’ expertise in assessing asylum-seekers’ conversion claims

How much weight should be given to the testimony of church leaders in assessing the credibility of asylum-seekers’ claims to have converted to Christianity?

Iranian Anglican minister resettled in US after threat of deportation from Turkey

Iranian Anglican minister resettled in US after threat of deportation from Turkey

An Iranian Anglican minister and his family, who had been threatened with deportation from Turkey, have now been safely resettled […]

‘The interrogator made fun of my words and even the colour of my skin’

‘The interrogator made fun of my words and even the colour of my skin’

Sahar Dashti experienced racism as a child as one of very few dark-skinned children in her city, so she was […]

Sahar Dashti

Sahar Dashti

My name is Masoumeh Dashti Aqizadeh, but I prefer to be called Sahar. I was born in November 1981 into a Muslim family in Lenjan County in Isfahan Province. I remember well the day I became a Christian – it was 23 October 2001…

A diversity of voices in and from Iran

A diversity of voices in and from Iran

As protests in Iran continue and supporters hold rallies around the world in solidarity with the Iranian people, Article18’s Fred Petrossian is documenting the new and old struggles, including a mass protest scheduled to take place on 22 October in Berlin.

Second Christian convert unexpectedly ‘pardoned’, released from Evin Prison

Second Christian convert unexpectedly ‘pardoned’, released from Evin Prison

A second Christian convert has been unexpectedly pardoned and released from Tehran’s Evin Prison just a day after the release of a 61-year-old man who had spent nearly five years in prison.

British-Iranian bishop writes prayers for Iran

British-Iranian bishop writes prayers for Iran

British-Iranian bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani has written and recorded prayers for the Iran, as protests continue in the wake of the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

‘UN must urgently investigate Iran’s ruthless protest crackdown’

‘UN must urgently investigate Iran’s ruthless protest crackdown’

Article18 has joined with 42 other civil-society groups in calling on the UN Human Rights Council to “urgently establish an […]