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40 years since constitution enshrined discrimination along religious lines

40 years since constitution enshrined discrimination along religious lines

The constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran was ratified 40 years ago this week, enshrining discrimination along religious lines.

Iranian convert denied medical treatment in Evin Prison

Iranian convert denied medical treatment in Evin Prison

An Iranian convert serving a ten-year sentence for charges related to the peaceful practice of his faith has been denied […]

Death and life under religious apartheid

Death and life under religious apartheid

The killing of an Assyrian Christian citizen by the Islamic Republic’s security forces in Fardis, Karaj, came as another bitter and shocking piece of news in a series of horrifying reports of hundreds of Iranians being killed and wounded as protests spread across the country.

‘He was one of the kindest men I ever met’

‘He was one of the kindest men I ever met’

A childhood friend of the Assyrian Christian killed during the protests in Iran has told Article18 he was “one of […]

Germany’s acceptance of Christian convert asylum seekers halves

Germany’s acceptance of Christian convert asylum seekers halves

Christian converts seeking asylum in Germany are half as likely to succeed in their applications today as they were two […]

Assyrian Christian among Iran protest dead

Assyrian Christian among Iran protest dead

An Assyrian Christian has been named among the scores killed so far in nearly a week of protests in Iran […]

Jailed lawyer who helped Christian convert demands retrial

Jailed lawyer who helped Christian convert demands retrial

A human rights lawyer who helped an imprisoned Christian convert with his failed bid for a retrial is now seeking […]

Iran’s religious freedom failings laid bare at UN

Iran’s religious freedom failings laid bare at UN

UN member states have urged Iran to provide freedom of religion or belief for all citizens, including members of both […]

Christians’ appeal hearing postponed again as court ‘too crowded’

Christians’ appeal hearing postponed again as court ‘too crowded’

Yet another scheduled hearing in the drawn-out cases of five Christians facing between five and 15 years in prison was […]

Iranian Yarsani kicked out of university because he won’t say he’s Muslim

Iranian Yarsani kicked out of university because he won’t say he’s Muslim

An Iranian follower of the Yarsan faith has been prevented from completing his university dissertation because he refused to deny […]