Christian convert suffers stroke after 35-day hunger strike

Christian convert suffers stroke after 35-day hunger strike

A Christian convert who had been on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison for 35 days to protest against the […]

Imprisoned Christian convert with heart condition beaten for requesting treatment

Imprisoned Christian convert with heart condition beaten for requesting treatment

There are growing concerns over the health of an imprisoned Christian convert, who has a heart condition and was recently […]

Fact-finding mission ‘only scratched surface’ of Iran’s religious discrimination

Fact-finding mission ‘only scratched surface’ of Iran’s religious discrimination

The UN’s fact-finding mission (FFM) on Iran says it has only “scratched the surface” in “exposing the structural and institutional […]

Article18 calls for renewal of UN special rapporteur on Iran’s mandate

Article18 calls for renewal of UN special rapporteur on Iran’s mandate

Article18 has joined over 40 other rights groups and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi in calling for the renewal […]

Former missionary hospital on verge of ruin

Former missionary hospital on verge of ruin

Photographs have emerged in recent days showing the deterioration of a once renowned hospital in Iran that was founded and […]

Iran’s religious minorities face ‘systemic discrimination, arbitrary detention, unfair trials’ – UN Rapporteur

Iran’s religious minorities face ‘systemic discrimination, arbitrary detention, unfair trials’ – UN Rapporteur

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran says religious and ethnic minorities […]

Christian convert released on $40,000 bail charged with ‘gathering and collusion’

Christian convert released on $40,000 bail charged with ‘gathering and collusion’

A Christian convert arrested during a raid by Revolutionary Guards on a gathering of Christians in northern Iran last month […]

Three Christians including pregnant woman sentenced to over 40 years in prison

Three Christians including pregnant woman sentenced to over 40 years in prison

Three Christian converts including a woman pregnant with her first child have been sentenced to over 40 years in prison on charges related to their religious beliefs and worship meetings.

Iranian-Armenian pastor remains detained without charge or lawyer month after re-arrest

Iranian-Armenian pastor remains detained without charge or lawyer month after re-arrest

Iranian-Armenian pastor Joseph Shahbazian remains in detention in Tehran’s Evin Prison nearly a month after his re-arrest and continues to […]

Concern for Christian convert as hunger strike nears one month

Concern for Christian convert as hunger strike nears one month

Iranian Christian convert Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh remains on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison, nearly one month after his re-arrest. […]