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‘The Tip of the Iceberg’ – 2025 annual report

‘The Tip of the Iceberg’ – 2025 annual report

Christians in Iran were sentenced to a combined total of over 250 years in prison in 2024, a sixfold increase […]

Iran’s Christians experienced sixfold increase in prison sentences in 2024, report finds

Iran’s Christians experienced sixfold increase in prison sentences in 2024, report finds

Christians in Iran were sentenced to a combined total of over 250 years in prison in 2024, a sixfold increase […]

Christian converts in Sweden: protests, migration policies and UN condemnation

Christian converts in Sweden: protests, migration policies and UN condemnation

The UN Committee Against Torture has four times found Sweden guilty of violation its convention for its decisions to deport Christian converts, underscoring persistent concerns about the country’s immigration practices.

Iran remains among world’s most ‘extreme’ persecutors of Christians – report

Iran remains among world’s most ‘extreme’ persecutors of Christians – report

Iran remains among the world’s most “extreme” persecutors of Christians, according to the annual report of Article18’s partner organisation Open […]

100 years since German pastor founded Iran’s first blind school

100 years since German pastor founded Iran’s first blind school

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding by a German Protestant pastor of Iran’s first school for the […]

Iran’s judiciary boasts about Christmas leave for Christian prisoners, as arrests continue

Iran’s judiciary boasts about Christmas leave for Christian prisoners, as arrests continue

The head of Iran’s judiciary has boasted about the decision to provide Christian prisoners with five days leave over Christmas, […]

Catholic convert released after two months in prison for protesting harassment

Catholic convert released after two months in prison for protesting harassment

A Catholic convert arrested after protesting against her mistreatment by the Iranian authorities has been released after two months in […]

House-church member released after serving reduced sentence

House-church member released after serving reduced sentence

A house-church member from the northern city of Rasht has been released after completing a two-and-a-half-year sentence for his peaceful […]

Pastor released from latest imprisonment but new charges filed

Pastor released from latest imprisonment but new charges filed

An Iranian pastor who has been in and out of prison since his first arrest in 2006 was released from […]

Christian convert released on bail, wife interrogated and insulted

Christian convert released on bail, wife interrogated and insulted

An Iranian Christian convert detained by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) last month has been released on […]