16 Bushehr converts face prison as appeals fail

16 Bushehr converts face prison as appeals fail

Sixteen converts to Christianity in the southwestern city of Bushehr are facing time in prison after their convictions were upheld […]

Armenian Christian enjoys Easter break from prison

Armenian Christian enjoys Easter break from prison

An Iranian-Armenian Christian serving a five-year jail sentence for “acting against national security through house-church activities” was permitted temporary leave […]

Religious minority representatives defend Revolutionary Guard ‘terrorists’

Religious minority representatives defend Revolutionary Guard ‘terrorists’

After the USA designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a “terrorist group”, representatives of Iran’s ethnic religious minorities in the Islamic Consultative […]

Revolutionary Court trials ‘unfair in almost all cases’ – jailed rights lawyer

Revolutionary Court trials ‘unfair in almost all cases’ – jailed rights lawyer

Jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has published an open letter from Evin Prison claiming the verdicts issued by Iran’s Revolutionary Courts […]

Article18 calls for ‘full enjoyment’ of religious freedom in UPR submission

Article18 calls for ‘full enjoyment’ of religious freedom in UPR submission

Article18 has partnered with two fellow advocacy organisations to submit recommendations on Iran to the 34th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) […]

UK’s controversial rejection of convert’s asylum claim ‘needs thorough investigation’

UK’s controversial rejection of convert’s asylum claim ‘needs thorough investigation’

The UK’s immigration service has come under fire for using verses from the Bible to contradict the claims of an […]

UN renews mandate of special rapporteur on human rights in Iran

UN renews mandate of special rapporteur on human rights in Iran

The UN has today renewed the mandate of its special rapporteur on human rights in Iran for another year following a joint letter by […]

Seven Rasht converts released on bail, two detained

Seven Rasht converts released on bail, two detained

Seven of the nine “Church of Iran” members arrested this year in Rasht have been released on bail, but two […]

Rights groups call for renewal of UN rapporteur’s mandate

Rights groups call for renewal of UN rapporteur’s mandate

A coalition of 42 rights groups, including Article18, have called for the renewal of the mandate of the UN’s special […]

Farsi-language service held at UK Anglican church for first time

Farsi-language service held at UK Anglican church for first time

A Farsi-language service has been held at an Anglican church in the UK for the first time, in recognition of […]