An Iranian pastor once sentenced to death for his “apostasy” has been “pardoned” and released after nearly five years in […]
A third Christian convert was among the prisoners pardoned and released earlier this month, Article18 can now confirm. Mehdi Rokhparvar, […]
Mojtaba describes some of the dreams and visions he had during his more than three years in detention.
“During my life in Tehran we were shadowed all the time by officers of the Ministry of Intelligence and the police,” says Iranian-Assyrian Christian Dabrina Bet-Tamraz.
Parsa’s story is different from a lot of other Iranian Christians who have experienced persecution. For most, the primary source […]
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.
A second convert serving a long prison sentence for being part of a house-church has been released as part of […]
Article18 today releases its fifth joint annual report on “Rights Violations against Christians in Iran”, with partner organisations CSW, Middle […]
Mojtaba explains the desperation and loneliness of solitary confinement.
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