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‘When I became a Christian, I was beaten and kicked out of the house’

‘When I became a Christian, I was beaten and kicked out of the house’

Parsa’s story is different from a lot of other Iranian Christians who have experienced persecution.  For most, the primary source […]

Parsa Mostafaei

Parsa Mostafaei

My name is Ali Mostafaei, known as Parsa. I was born in June 1991 in Shahriar, Tehran, to a religious family. When my father found out I had become a Christian, he beat me up and kicked me out of the house.

Second convert released as part of Islamic Republic anniversary celebrations

Second convert released as part of Islamic Republic anniversary celebrations

A second convert serving a long prison sentence for being part of a house-church has been released as part of […]

Rights violations against Christians in the year of the new revolution

Rights violations against Christians in the year of the new revolution

Article18 today releases its fifth joint annual report on “Rights Violations against Christians in Iran”, with partner organisations CSW, Middle […]

2023 Annual Report: Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran

2023 Annual Report: Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran

Article18 today releases its fifth joint annual report on “Rights Violations against Christians in Iran”, with partner organisations CSW, Middle […]

3. Solitary Confinement

3. Solitary Confinement

Mojtaba explains the desperation and loneliness of solitary confinement.

2. Interrogation

2. Interrogation

Mojtaba recalls his first day in detention, including many hours of interrogation and, when he failed to provide the desired information, his transfer to solitary confinement.

#Place2Worship campaigner released after nearly five years in prison

#Place2Worship campaigner released after nearly five years in prison

An Iranian convert jailed for “acting against national security by organising house-churches and promoting ‘Zionist’ Christianity” has been “pardoned” after nearly five years in Tehran’s Evin Prison.

‘Many Iranians don’t even know recognised religious communities are repressed’

‘Many Iranians don’t even know recognised religious communities are repressed’

“I faced oppression from a very early age,” explains Dabrina Bet-Tamraz, the daughter of Iranian-Assyrian church leaders.

‘We refugees already have enough difficulties. The earthquake has added to that’

‘We refugees already have enough difficulties. The earthquake has added to that’

Iranian Christian refugees have been among those affected by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.