A second Iranian woman convert to Christianity began a two-year prison sentence on Easter Saturday on charges related to the […]
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has once again recommended that the State Department re-designates Iran as a […]
A Christian convert in Iran was arrested after a dozen plainclothes agents from the Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) raided his […]
A 51-year-old woman Christian convert today began serving a two-year prison sentence in Tehran’s Evin prison for “acting against national […]
Three Christian converts have been sentenced to five years in prison for “engaging in propaganda and education of deviant beliefs contrary to the holy Sharia” and “connections with foreign leaders”.
Article18 has joined with other 36 other rights groups in calling on all members of the UN Human Rights Council to support the renewal of the mandate of the special rapporteur on human rights in Iran.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe highlighted the plight of remaining prisoners of conscience, including members of religious groups, during her first public comments […]
The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran once again highlighted the persecution of religious minorities, including Christian converts, […]
Article18 has joined with over 50 other human rights groups in signing a joint statement calling on the Iranian parliament to immediately withdraw a draconian Internet bill that would violate multiple human rights including freedom of expression.