Convert gets two more years in prison for ‘Evangelical Zionist Christianity’

Convert gets two more years in prison for ‘Evangelical Zionist Christianity’

Christian convert Esmaeil Maghrebinezhad has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison. The 65-year-old was sentenced in January […]

Converts lose appeals against five-year sentences

Converts lose appeals against five-year sentences

Nine converts have lost their appeals against five-year prison sentences, though none of the men, nor their lawyers, were permitted […]

Six Christians among 54,000 released from prison

Six Christians among 54,000 released from prison

Six Christians were among the more than 54,000 prisoners released from custody in Iran over the past week, as part […]

Mary Mohammadi thanks supporters as court hearing postponed

Mary Mohammadi thanks supporters as court hearing postponed

Christian convert Fatemeh (Mary) Mohammadi has used her first social-media post since her arrest on 12 January to thank her […]

‘Deplorable conditions, degrading treatment’ in Iran’s overcrowded prisons – report

‘Deplorable conditions, degrading treatment’ in Iran’s overcrowded prisons – report

The “deplorable conditions” inside Iran’s overcrowded prisons and “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment” of prisoners is the focus of the […]

Assyrian Christian Ramiel Bet-Tamraz released from prison

Assyrian Christian Ramiel Bet-Tamraz released from prison

Dabrina Bet-Tamraz has informed Article18 that her brother, Ramiel, an Assyrian Christian and son of pastor Victor Bet-Tamraz, was released […]

Coronavirus concerns for Iranian Christians at home and in prison

Coronavirus concerns for Iranian Christians at home and in prison

Embed from Getty Images There are growing concerns in Iran about the potential for coronavirus to spread quickly within Iran’s […]

Christians’ appeal hearing postponed again over procedural issue

Christians’ appeal hearing postponed again over procedural issue

Once again an appeal hearing in the case of five Christians sentenced to between five and 15 years in prison […]

Confirmed: Mary Mohammadi is in Qarchak Prison

Confirmed: Mary Mohammadi is in Qarchak Prison

Article18 can now confirm that Christian convert Fatemeh (Mary) Mohammadi is being held in Qarchak detention centre, south of the […]

Fatemeh Mohammadi reported detained in Tehran prison as Trump highlights arrest

Fatemeh Mohammadi reported detained in Tehran prison as Trump highlights arrest

US President Donald Trump highlighted Iran’s detention of 21-year-old Christian convert Fatemeh (Mary) Mohammadi as part of a high-profile annual […]