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Joseph Shahbazian released on bail after 54 days

Joseph Shahbazian released on bail after 54 days

Iranian-Armenian Christian Joseph Shahbazian has been released on bail after nearly two months in detention. The 56-year-old was one of […]

Iran’s religious minority representatives: surrender to survive

Iran’s religious minority representatives: surrender to survive

Even Iran’s “recognised” minorities are victims of an apartheid along religious lines. Why, then, have they also become propagandists of the Islamic Republic?

Iranian regime trying to ‘suffocate’ growth of Christianity – Mansour Borji

Iranian regime trying to ‘suffocate’ growth of Christianity – Mansour Borji

Article18’s Mansour Borji yesterday explained during a live webinar how the Iranian regime is trying to “suffocate” the rapid growth […]

Iranian-Armenian Christian prisoner’s family see him for first time in seven weeks

Iranian-Armenian Christian prisoner’s family see him for first time in seven weeks

The wife and son of an Iranian-Armenian Christian who remains in detention seven weeks after his arrest were able to […]

Iranian-Assyrian Christians flee but vow to continue legal battle

Iranian-Assyrian Christians flee but vow to continue legal battle

Article18 can now confirm that Iranian-Assyrian Christians Victor Bet-Tamraz and Shamiram Issavi fled Iran on Saturday, hours before Shamiram was due to begin her five-year prison sentence.

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 […]