Christian convert dies while awaiting result of appeal against prison sentence

Christian convert dies while awaiting result of appeal against prison sentence

One of the eight Christian converts recently sentenced to a combined 45 years in prison for their involvement in house-churches […]

UN report: ‘Persecution based on gender, ethnic and religious grounds intersect in Iran’

UN report: ‘Persecution based on gender, ethnic and religious grounds intersect in Iran’

A new report from the United Nations’ Fact-Finding Mission says ethnic and religious minorities were singled out in the Iran […]

Christian convert reportedly threatened with second conviction for publicising case

Christian convert reportedly threatened with second conviction for publicising case

A Christian convert serving a two-year prison sentence for “acting against national security by connecting with ‘Zionist’ Christian organisations” has […]

Article18 submits joint report ahead of Iran’s next UN review

Article18 submits joint report ahead of Iran’s next UN review

Article18 has submitted a joint report to the UN Human Rights Council ahead of Iran’s upcoming Universal Periodic Review, highlighting […]

30 years since murders of Iranian pastors ‘shocked the world’

30 years since murders of Iranian pastors ‘shocked the world’

“Many people throughout the world have reacted with shock to the murders of three Protestant clergymen in recent months.” So […]

Eight Christians sentenced to combined 45 years in prison

Eight Christians sentenced to combined 45 years in prison

Eight Iranian Christian converts have been sentenced to a combined total of nearly 45 years in prison. The eight, who […]

Concern for Christian convert after two weeks’ detention in unknown location

Concern for Christian convert after two weeks’ detention in unknown location

A Christian convert arrested last month remains in detention in an unknown location, as his wife and two daughters grow […]

Armenian Christian given 10-year sentence ‘on judge’s intuition’

Armenian Christian given 10-year sentence ‘on judge’s intuition’

An Armenian Christian has been condemned to 10 years in prison in Iran despite his lawyer arguing that the case […]

Christian convert sentenced to five years in prison

Christian convert sentenced to five years in prison

A Christian convert who was detained for over four months following his arrest on Christmas Eve has been sentenced to […]

Hospital founded by American missionaries demolished

Hospital founded by American missionaries demolished

A hospital founded by American missionaries 100 years ago and confiscated following the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979 […]