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Iran rapporteur and fact-finding mission mandates renewed

Iran rapporteur and fact-finding mission mandates renewed

The mandates of the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran and independent fact-finding mission (FFM) have both been […]

Brothers sentenced to four years in prison, fined and exiled

Brothers sentenced to four years in prison, fined and exiled

Two brothers who were arrested at a Christmas gathering over three years ago have both been sentenced to four years in […]

Denying prisoners religious books, instruction violates rights – UN rapporteur

Denying prisoners religious books, instruction violates rights – UN rapporteur

Providing detainees with access to their holy books and religious instruction should be considered among the “minimum standards” that States must respect in order not to violate their rights, says the UN’s Special Rapporteur on FoRB

US Commission on International Religious Freedom 2025 annual report

US Commission on International Religious Freedom 2025 annual report

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on the US government to ensure that religious refugees from […]

US commission calls for permanent acceptance of Iran’s religious refugees

US commission calls for permanent acceptance of Iran’s religious refugees

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on the US government to ensure that religious refugees from […]

The suffocation and slow death of the Anglican Church in Iran

The suffocation and slow death of the Anglican Church in Iran

With no longer any bishop in the country, nor even visits of foreign-based bishops permitted, no churches open, and no possibility of new members, the future of the Anglican Church in Iran seems bleak.

Christian convert suffers stroke after 35-day hunger strike

Christian convert suffers stroke after 35-day hunger strike

A Christian convert who had been on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison for 35 days to protest against the […]

Imprisoned Christian convert with heart condition beaten for requesting treatment

Imprisoned Christian convert with heart condition beaten for requesting treatment

There are growing concerns over the health of an imprisoned Christian convert, who has a heart condition and was recently […]

Fact-finding mission ‘only scratched surface’ of Iran’s religious discrimination

Fact-finding mission ‘only scratched surface’ of Iran’s religious discrimination

The UN’s fact-finding mission (FFM) on Iran says it has only “scratched the surface” in “exposing the structural and institutional […]

Article18 calls for renewal of UN special rapporteur on Iran’s mandate

Article18 calls for renewal of UN special rapporteur on Iran’s mandate

Article18 has joined over 40 other rights groups and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi in calling for the renewal […]