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Elderly Italian nun told she must leave Iran

Elderly Italian nun told she must leave Iran

An elderly Italian nun who has dedicated her life to helping Iran’s poor and needy has been told her visa will not be renewed.

Sara Ahmadi and Homayoun Zhaveh

Sara Ahmadi and Homayoun Zhaveh

Iranian Christian converts Homayoun Zhaveh and his wife Sara Ahmadi were sentenced to two and 11 years in prison, respectively, in November 2020 for membership and leadership of a house-church.

‘We want to be the voice of Iranian Christian converts to the international community’

‘We want to be the voice of Iranian Christian converts to the international community’

A group of Iranian Christian converts now living in Sweden say they want to be the voice of their fellow […]

Convert begins prison sentence for ‘promoting Christianity’

Convert begins prison sentence for ‘promoting Christianity’

An Iranian Christian convert has begun serving his nine-month prison sentence for “propaganda against the Islamic Republic by promoting evangelical […]

Christian convert recognised as refugee, can’t be sent back to Iran

Christian convert recognised as refugee, can’t be sent back to Iran

An Iranian Christian convert who was facing the threat of imminent deportation from Turkey has been granted protected status as […]

Prison deadline looms for Parkinson’s sufferer and wife

Prison deadline looms for Parkinson’s sufferer and wife

An Iranian Christian convert with advanced Parkinson’s disease and his wife have been told they must submit themselves to Tehran’s […]

Christian converts charged under Iran’s newly amended ‘propaganda’ law

Christian converts charged under Iran’s newly amended ‘propaganda’ law

Three Christian converts in Fardis, near Tehran, have become the first known examples of Christians being charged under the contentious recent amendments to the Iranian penal code.

Foster mother to 12 girls forced out of Iran for ‘leading them away from Islam’

Foster mother to 12 girls forced out of Iran for ‘leading them away from Islam’

Christian convert Bita Rezaee was forced out of Iran after intelligence agents alleged that she had purchased her girls refuge with the help of “foreign Christians”, with the “aim of leading the girls away from Islam”.

Iranian Christian convert faces deportation from Turkey, separation from paraplegic son

Iranian Christian convert faces deportation from Turkey, separation from paraplegic son

An Iranian Christian convert faces imminent deportation from Turkey, which would separate him from his wife and paraplegic son and risk his re-arrest and imprisonment.

Convert faces prison for ‘promoting evangelical Christianity’

Convert faces prison for ‘promoting evangelical Christianity’

An Iranian Christian convert is awaiting a summons to begin a nine-month prison sentence for “propaganda against the Islamic Republic […]