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Iran has third most religious prisoners of conscience, report finds

Iran has third most religious prisoners of conscience, report finds

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has once again recommended that Iran be re-designated a “Country of Particular Concern” […]

US Commission on International Religious Freedom 2024 Annual Report

US Commission on International Religious Freedom 2024 Annual Report

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has once again recommended that Iran be re-designated a “Country of Particular Concern” […]

Former prisoner charged again with ‘propaganda against the state’ 

Former prisoner charged again with ‘propaganda against the state’ 

A house-church member who served four months in prison in 2019 for “propaganda against the state” has been charged again […]

Christian prisoner of conscience denied medical care

Christian prisoner of conscience denied medical care

Sixty-year-old Christian prisoner of conscience Mina Khajavi is reported to be struggling with pain and unable to access the medical […]

Prisoners of conscience sponsored by German politicians

Prisoners of conscience sponsored by German politicians

Three prisoners of conscience convicted on charges related to Christianity have been sponsored by German politicians. Mina Khajavi, Mehdi (Yasser) […]

Christian convert baptised in Malaysia given prison sentence on return to Iran

Christian convert baptised in Malaysia given prison sentence on return to Iran

A Christian convert who was baptised in a church in Malaysia has been sentenced to two years in prison in […]

Article18 calls for renewal of Special Rapporteur and Fact-Finding Mission mandates

Article18 calls for renewal of Special Rapporteur and Fact-Finding Mission mandates

Article18 has today joined over 40 other human rights groups in calling for the renewal of the mandates of the […]

‘Stop persecuting peaceful religious gatherings in private homes’, UN rapporteur tells Iran

‘Stop persecuting peaceful religious gatherings in private homes’, UN rapporteur tells Iran

UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman has told the Islamic Republic of Iran to “end the criminalisation of the peaceful expression […]

House-church member charged with ‘making false religious claims’

House-church member charged with ‘making false religious claims’

A house-church member in a city near Tehran has been charged with “teaching activities that educate in a deviant way […]

Asylum-seekers who convert in EU can’t be automatically rejected, court rules

Asylum-seekers who convert in EU can’t be automatically rejected, court rules

EU countries have been told they cannot automatically reject asylum claims based on professed conversions to Christianity, even if the […]