Iran’s failure to uphold freedom of religion or belief is a central concern of the latest report by the UN’s Special Rapporteur […]

Eight converts to Christianity arrested in the southwestern city of Bushehr earlier this month have been released on bail but could face […]

A 62-year-old woman convert to Christianity arrested shortly before Christmas is due to appear in court next week, reports Middle […]

The daughter of an Iranian couple facing long prison sentences for their Christian activities has spoken out against Iran’s ‘mistreatment […]

A pro-government news agency in Iran has claimed the Assyrian church in Tabriz was never forcibly closed, as Article18 reported, and […]

On 9 May 2019, the Ministry of Intelligence, together with the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO), forcibly closed down the Assyrian Presbyterian church of Tabriz, in the northwest of Iran.

Victor Bet-Tamraz and his wife Shamiram were sentenced to a combined 15 years in prison, and Christian converts Hadi Asgari and Amin Afshar-Naderi to a combined 25 years.

A young female Christian convert and activist who spent six months in prison for her membership of a Tehran house-church […]

The cross has been replaced on top of the forcibly closed Assyrian church in Tabriz following a global outcry. In the 9 […]

The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, yesterday lamented the “intense” persecution of Christians in Iran, during a speech in […]