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‘This church is closed due to major repairs. Please do not return’

‘This church is closed due to major repairs. Please do not return’

When Iranian-American journalist Tara Jamali returned to Iran after an absence of 20 years, she was shocked to discover the church she attended as a student boarded up.

Christian convert arrested, Bibles and musical instruments confiscated during IRGC raid

Christian convert arrested, Bibles and musical instruments confiscated during IRGC raid

Plainclothes officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) raided a gathering of around 80 Christians in a garden in […]

Christians once ‘pardoned’ after years in prison re-arrested

Christians once ‘pardoned’ after years in prison re-arrested

Two Christians who were “pardoned” and released after a combined six years in prison on charges related to their leadership of house-churches have been re-arrested.

European Parliament: ‘Christians face persecution after conversion’ in Iran

European Parliament: ‘Christians face persecution after conversion’ in Iran

The European Parliament has included specific mention of the pressures Christian converts face in its latest resolution on Iran.

UN hears contrasting narratives of life for Christians in Iran

UN hears contrasting narratives of life for Christians in Iran

Two side events the day before Iran’s Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations highlight once again the chasm between what the Islamic Republic says about its treatment of religious minorities and the reality of their lived experience.

‘Christians in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Legal Protections vs. Lived Realities’

‘Christians in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Legal Protections vs. Lived Realities’

A comprehensive overview of Article18’s joint side event at the UN in Geneva on 23 January, featuring two UN Special Rapporteurs.

Judges responsible for imprisonment, exile and even execution of Christians killed

Judges responsible for imprisonment, exile and even execution of Christians killed

Two infamous judges counted among Iran’s so-called “Judges of Death” for handing out sentences of execution to opponents of the […]

‘The Tip of the Iceberg’ – 2025 annual report

‘The Tip of the Iceberg’ – 2025 annual report

Christians in Iran were sentenced to a combined total of over 250 years in prison in 2024, a sixfold increase […]

Iran’s Christians experienced sixfold increase in prison sentences in 2024, report finds

Iran’s Christians experienced sixfold increase in prison sentences in 2024, report finds

Christians in Iran were sentenced to a combined total of over 250 years in prison in 2024, a sixfold increase […]

Christian converts in Sweden: protests, migration policies and UN condemnation

Christian converts in Sweden: protests, migration policies and UN condemnation

The UN Committee Against Torture has four times found Sweden guilty of violation its convention for its decisions to deport Christian converts, underscoring persistent concerns about the country’s immigration practices.