‘He was one of the kindest men I ever met’

‘He was one of the kindest men I ever met’

A childhood friend of the Assyrian Christian killed during the protests in Iran has told Article18 he was “one of […]

Germany’s acceptance of Christian convert asylum seekers halves

Germany’s acceptance of Christian convert asylum seekers halves

Christian converts seeking asylum in Germany are half as likely to succeed in their applications today as they were two […]

Assyrian Christian among Iran protest dead

Assyrian Christian among Iran protest dead

An Assyrian Christian has been named among the scores killed so far in nearly a week of protests in Iran […]

Jailed lawyer who helped Christian convert demands retrial

Jailed lawyer who helped Christian convert demands retrial

A human rights lawyer who helped an imprisoned Christian convert with his failed bid for a retrial is now seeking […]

Iran’s religious freedom failings laid bare at UN

Iran’s religious freedom failings laid bare at UN

UN member states have urged Iran to provide freedom of religion or belief for all citizens, including members of both […]

Christians’ appeal hearing postponed again as court ‘too crowded’

Christians’ appeal hearing postponed again as court ‘too crowded’

Yet another scheduled hearing in the drawn-out cases of five Christians facing between five and 15 years in prison was […]

Iranian Yarsani kicked out of university because he won’t say he’s Muslim

Iranian Yarsani kicked out of university because he won’t say he’s Muslim

An Iranian follower of the Yarsan faith has been prevented from completing his university dissertation because he refused to deny […]

Ebrahim Firouzi sent into exile 1,000 miles from home

Ebrahim Firouzi sent into exile 1,000 miles from home

Two weeks after returning home from six years in prison, Christian convert Ebrahim Firouzi is on his way to the […]

Pastor’s wife still has nightmares about prison

Pastor’s wife still has nightmares about prison

The wife of an Iranian pastor still has nightmares about the months they spent in prison, the pastor says. Farhad […]

Christian converts ‘consistently persecuted’ in Iran, says UN Special Rapporteur

Christian converts ‘consistently persecuted’ in Iran, says UN Special Rapporteur

  The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran has reiterated his concerns over the “disturbing” treatment of religious […]