Imprisoned Iranian Christian says people praying for him are ‘sharing my burdens’

Imprisoned Iranian Christian says people praying for him are ‘sharing my burdens’

An Iranian Christian convert serving a 10-year prison sentence for his membership of a Tehran house-church has written a letter […]

Easter release for Iranian woman convert

Easter release for Iranian woman convert

Iranian woman convert Fatemeh (Aylar) Bakhtari has been told she does not need to return to prison to complete her […]

Christian convert, 62, released from prison, leave extended for two others

Christian convert, 62, released from prison, leave extended for two others

A 62-year-old Iranian woman convert to Christianity has been told she does not need to return to prison to complete […]

UK accepts ‘real risk’ of persecution for ‘ordinary’ Iranian Christians

UK accepts ‘real risk’ of persecution for ‘ordinary’ Iranian Christians

  The UK’s new guidelines for asylum cases involving Iranian Christian converts acknowledge there is a “real risk” of persecution […]

Iranian Christians denied furloughs even though retrials underway

Iranian Christians denied furloughs even though retrials underway

Four Iranian Christians serving ten-year sentences in Tehran’s Evin Prison are being denied temporary release even though their requests for […]

Ebrahim Firouzi’s exile extended by 11 months

Ebrahim Firouzi’s exile extended by 11 months

A Christian convert serving two years in internal exile in a remote southeastern Iranian city has had his exile extended […]

UN rapporteur calls for release of all prisoners of conscience

UN rapporteur calls for release of all prisoners of conscience

  The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran has called for the release of all prisoners of conscience, […]

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 […]