Annual report: Supreme Court ruling gave hope but Persian Christians still have no  #place2worship

Annual report: Supreme Court ruling gave hope but Persian Christians still have no #place2worship

Two rulings at the end of 2021 offered hope that one day Iranian Christians may no longer be charged with […]

Isfahan brothers still missing after Christmas arrest

Isfahan brothers still missing after Christmas arrest

Two brothers remain missing more than a month after their arrest at a Christmas gathering near Isfahan.

Christian converts conclude prison sentences, but one now faces exile

Christian converts conclude prison sentences, but one now faces exile

Two Christian converts have been released from prison at the conclusion of their one-year prison sentences for belonging to a house-church, but one of them now faces two years’ exile.

Iran remains among world’s worst persecutors of Christians

Iran remains among world’s worst persecutors of Christians

It was on this day 28 years ago that one of Iran’s most senior Protestant church leaders, ethnic Armenian Christian […]

Christian convert back in prison just two weeks after release

Christian convert back in prison just two weeks after release

Just two weeks after the release on bail of nine Christian converts, pending a review of their case ordered by Iran’s Supreme Court, one of them is already back in prison – thanks to a ruling by a different branch ofthat same Supreme Court.

Iranian churches get behind #Place2Worship campaign

Iranian churches get behind #Place2Worship campaign

Iranian-speaking churches in the diaspora have added their voice to the call for Persian-speaking Christians to be given a place to worship.

Christian prisoner of conscience mourns death of only child

Christian prisoner of conscience mourns death of only child

Mehdi (Yasser) Akbari, who was a single parent, was informed on 28 December that his son, Amin Ali, who had underlying health issues, had passed away in the care facility where he had been living since his father’s imprisonment.

Convert begins four-year prison sentence for ‘spreading Christianity’

Convert begins four-year prison sentence for ‘spreading Christianity’

Hadi (Moslem) Rahimi has begun serving his four-year prison sentence for “acting against national security” by attending a house-church and […]

Lawyer of imprisoned Christian asks what danger his client’s release would pose

Lawyer of imprisoned Christian asks what danger his client’s release would pose

The lawyer of a Christian convert who has spent nearly four years in prison for “acting against national security” by […]

Christian woman imprisoned ‘for believing in Jesus’ faces fresh accusation

Christian woman imprisoned ‘for believing in Jesus’ faces fresh accusation

A 64-year-old Christian woman who has already served one prison sentence for “propaganda against the regime” has been summoned to […]