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Article18 calls on UNHRC to question Iran over religious freedom violations

Article18 calls on UNHRC to question Iran over religious freedom violations

Article18 has submitted a new report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, highlighting the “multiple layers” of religious-freedom violations […]

Christians’ appeal hearing postponed again – this time without excuse

Christians’ appeal hearing postponed again – this time without excuse

Yet another appeal hearing in the long-running court cases against an Iranian-Assyrian pastor, his wife and three Christian converts was […]

House-church leaders summoned to begin five-year prison sentences

House-church leaders summoned to begin five-year prison sentences

Four Iranian converts have been summoned to begin their five-year jail sentences for leading house-churches, for which they were convicted […]

Report to UN Human Rights Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Iran

Report to UN Human Rights Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Iran

Article18 has submitted a new report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, highlighting the “multiple layers” of religious-freedom violations faced by […]

Fires at three religious minority sites in days

Fires at three religious minority sites in days

Fires have been reported at three sites belonging to religious minorities, including a Christian cemetery, in just a few days […]

Anglican Church member given third prison sentence

Anglican Church member given third prison sentence

An Iranian Anglican Church member has been re-convicted of membership of a “Zionist Evangelical Christian” group “hostile to the regime”, […]

Iranian converts sent to jail, unable to afford bail

Iranian converts sent to jail, unable to afford bail

Four Iranian converts have been sent to Lakan Prison in the northern city of Rasht, having been unable to afford […]

Iran seeks to further clamp down on ‘obstacle’ of human rights lawyers

Iran seeks to further clamp down on ‘obstacle’ of human rights lawyers

The Iranian judiciary is seeking to further tighten its grip on the legal system by looking to replace the Iranian […]

Bahram Dehqani-Tafti, murdered son of first ethnic Iranian Anglican bishop

Bahram Dehqani-Tafti, murdered son of first ethnic Iranian Anglican bishop

On 6 May 1980, at the age of just 24, Bahram Dehqani-Tafti, the only son of the first ethnic Iranian […]

The impact of Turkey’s health insurance cuts on Iranian asylum seekers

The impact of Turkey’s health insurance cuts on Iranian asylum seekers

The coronavirus outbreak couldn’t have come at a worse time for many of Turkey’s asylum seekers. Just a few months […]