Annual report presentation at UK parliament

Annual report presentation at UK parliament

The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief joined Article18’s Mansour Borji and two Iranian Christian survivors of persecution for the UK parliament presentation of our joint annual report.

Supreme Court agrees to retrial of Iranian-Armenian pastor serving 10-year sentence

Supreme Court agrees to retrial of Iranian-Armenian pastor serving 10-year sentence

Iran’s Supreme Court has agreed that an ethnic Armenian pastor serving a 10-year prison sentence for holding church services in […]

Church Haik Hovsepian founded set to be sold by Iranian state

Church Haik Hovsepian founded set to be sold by Iranian state

A church of huge significance for Iranian Christians is set to be sold by an organisation headed by Iran’s Supreme […]

‘I have to bring back the child who became a Christian,’ says Shia cleric

‘I have to bring back the child who became a Christian,’ says Shia cleric

A prominent Shia cleric has bemoaned how the younger generation of Iranians are leaving Shia Islam for other faiths, including Christianity, and said he views it as his responsibility to “bring them back”.

Fifth convert released amid mass pardoning of political prisoners

Fifth convert released amid mass pardoning of political prisoners

A fifth convert has been released as part of the mass pardoning of political prisoners, while there are reports two […]

A letter from Yousef Nadarkhani on the day he was released from prison

A letter from Yousef Nadarkhani on the day he was released from prison

Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, who was released on Sunday after nearly five years’ arbitrary detention in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has shared a letter he wrote on the day of his release.

Arbitrarily detained pastor released from prison but faces flogging and exile

Arbitrarily detained pastor released from prison but faces flogging and exile

An Iranian pastor once sentenced to death for his “apostasy” has been “pardoned” and released after nearly five years in […]

Third Christian convert released as part of latest pardons

Third Christian convert released as part of latest pardons

A third Christian convert was among the prisoners pardoned and released earlier this month, Article18 can now confirm. Mehdi Rokhparvar, […]

‘When I became a Christian, I was beaten and kicked out of the house’

‘When I became a Christian, I was beaten and kicked out of the house’

Parsa’s story is different from a lot of other Iranian Christians who have experienced persecution.  For most, the primary source […]

Parsa Mostafaei

Parsa Mostafaei

My name is Ali Mostafaei, known as Parsa. I was born in June 1991 in Shahriar, Tehran, to a religious family. When my father found out I had become a Christian, he beat me up and kicked me out of the house.