Latest

  • Keyword

  • Sort by date

  • Category

UN report: ‘Persecution based on gender, ethnic and religious grounds intersect in Iran’

UN report: ‘Persecution based on gender, ethnic and religious grounds intersect in Iran’

A new report from the United Nations’ Fact-Finding Mission says ethnic and religious minorities were singled out in the Iran […]

Christian convert reportedly threatened with second conviction for publicising case

Christian convert reportedly threatened with second conviction for publicising case

A Christian convert serving a two-year prison sentence for “acting against national security by connecting with ‘Zionist’ Christian organisations” has […]

Minorities: From Zarif’s imaginary world to the reality of discrimination in the Islamic Republic 

Minorities: From Zarif’s imaginary world to the reality of discrimination in the Islamic Republic 

Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasises “positive discrimination” for women and minorities, but it is the Islamic Republic that has been the main source of discrimination and oppression.

Article18 submits joint report ahead of Iran’s next UN review

Article18 submits joint report ahead of Iran’s next UN review

Article18 has submitted a joint report to the UN Human Rights Council ahead of Iran’s upcoming Universal Periodic Review, highlighting […]

Iran ‘election’: When minorities become ‘citizens’ for a few days

Iran ‘election’: When minorities become ‘citizens’ for a few days

Iran’s hand-picked presidential candidates have used some nice phrases in recent weeks about the rights and “dignity” of the people of Iran in general, and women and minorities in particular, but they have lacked any substance.

30 years since murders of Iranian pastors ‘shocked the world’

30 years since murders of Iranian pastors ‘shocked the world’

“Many people throughout the world have reacted with shock to the murders of three Protestant clergymen in recent months.” So […]

Mehdi Dibaj’s final defence

Mehdi Dibaj’s final defence

Rev Mehdi Dibaj’s final defence, before he was sentenced to death for “apostasy”, was published in full by The Times […]

Eight Christians sentenced to combined 45 years in prison

Eight Christians sentenced to combined 45 years in prison

Eight Iranian Christian converts have been sentenced to a combined total of nearly 45 years in prison. The eight, who […]

Concern for Christian convert after two weeks’ detention in unknown location

Concern for Christian convert after two weeks’ detention in unknown location

A Christian convert arrested last month remains in detention in an unknown location, as his wife and two daughters grow […]

Armenian Christian given 10-year sentence ‘on judge’s intuition’

Armenian Christian given 10-year sentence ‘on judge’s intuition’

An Armenian Christian has been condemned to 10 years in prison in Iran despite his lawyer arguing that the case […]