by Mansour Borji | 14 Apr 2025 | News
Iranian-Armenian Christian pastor Joseph Shahbazian, who has been held in Tehran’s Evin Prison since February, was denied permission to attend his mother’s funeral today, despite the official conclusion of the investigation into his Christian activities. Article18...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Apr 2025 | News
An imprisoned Iranian Christian convert who has a heart condition and was recently assaulted by a prison guard has gone on hunger strike. According to Article18’s sources, Amir-Ali Minaei will also cease taking his medication in protest against the denial of access to...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 11 Apr 2025 | News
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has called on the US government to “demand accountability for Iran’s religious freedom violations” in tomorrow’s planned discussions between the two nations in Oman. The independent, bipartisan group noted that...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 10 Apr 2025 | News
The mother of an Iranian-Armenian pastor who has been held in Tehran’s Evin Prison for over two months has passed away. Joseph Shahbazian’s mother, who was 79 years old and for whose care Joseph had been primarily responsible, died yesterday at her home in Tehran. The...
by designer | 10 Apr 2025 | Prisoners
Christian convert Amirali Minaei was arrested on 7 December 2023 by security forces in Tehran due to his Christian activities. Currently in his thirties, he is serving a sentence of 3 years and 7 months in Evin Prison. After his arrest, Amirali was held for 66 days in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Apr 2025 | Features
An extract from a recent BBC recording from British-Iranian bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, daughter of the first Persian bishop of Iran and sister of a martyr of the Iranian Church. My life experiences have compelled me to reflect deeply on the themes of suffering,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Apr 2025 | News
The mandates of the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran and independent fact-finding mission (FFM) have both been renewed by the Human Rights Council. The mandates were voted through today by 24 votes in favour to eight against, with 15 abstentions. The...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 31 Mar 2025 | News
Two brothers who were arrested at a Christmas gathering over three years ago have both been sentenced to four years in prison, fined, and exiled from their home province for two years after their release. Christian converts Mahmoud Mardani-Kharaji, 56, and his brother...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 28 Mar 2025 | Analysis
Providing detainees with access to their holy books and religious instruction should be considered among the “minimum standards” that States must respect in order not to violate their rights, according to the UN’s Special Rapporteur (SR) on Freedom of Religion or...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 26 Mar 2025 | Reports
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on the US government to ensure that religious refugees from Iran are always accepted, as it recommended once again that Iran be re-designated a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) for...
