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Convert released after two years in prison

Convert released after two years in prison

Iranian convert Mohammadreza (Youhan) Omidi has been released from prison after completing his reduced two-year sentence for “acting against national […]

Iranian-Assyrian Christian couple lose appeals against combined 15 years in prison

Iranian-Assyrian Christian couple lose appeals against combined 15 years in prison

An Iranian-Assyrian couple sentenced to a combined 15 years in prison for teaching Muslim converts about Christianity have finally been […]

Former missionary hospital saved from demolition

Former missionary hospital saved from demolition

A hospital founded by Presbyterian missionaries nearly a century ago has regained its nationally-registered status, protecting it from potential demolition. […]

Concerns for Christians after coronavirus outbreak at Evin Prison

Concerns for Christians after coronavirus outbreak at Evin Prison

There are concerns over the health of four Christian prisoners of conscience after one of them tested positive for Covid-19 […]

Iranian Christian convert wins award for religious freedom animation

Iranian Christian convert wins award for religious freedom animation

An Iranian Christian convert has won the top prize in an international film competition* for her short animation depicting a […]

Iran continues to deny religious freedom abuses, against all evidence

Iran continues to deny religious freedom abuses, against all evidence

Any observer of Iran’s multitudinous religious freedom abuses will be familiar with the repeated denials by regime officials. The latest […]

Prison sentences for Rasht converts

Prison sentences for Rasht converts

Four Iranian converts have received prison sentences of between two and five years for “acting against national security” by belonging […]

Unprecedented bail demand for Iranian-Armenian house-church leader

Unprecedented bail demand for Iranian-Armenian house-church leader

The family of an Iranian-Armenian house-church leader who remains in detention more than three weeks after his arrest have been […]

Esmaeil Maghrebinezhad

Esmaeil Maghrebinezhad

Esmaeil Maghrebinezhad initially faced four charges after his arrest on 25 January 2019: “propaganda against the state”, “apostasy”, “insulting Islamic sacred beliefs” and “membership of a group hostile to the regime”.

Esmaeil Maghrebinezhad faces prison as final appeals fail

Esmaeil Maghrebinezhad faces prison as final appeals fail

Iranian Christian convert Esmaeil Maghrebinezhad has lost his appeal against the two remaining prison sentences issued to him earlier this […]