by Steve Dew-Jones | 26 Feb 2024 | News
Article18’s joint annual report – published in collaboration with CSW, Open Doors and Middle East Concern – was presented at the UK parliament last week in an event hosted by the UK PM’s Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), Fiona Bruce...
by Mansour Borji | 22 Feb 2024 | News
A Christian convert who had been imprisoned and exiled by the regime has been found dead aged 37. Ebrahim Firouzi’s family told mourners at his burial today (Thursday, 22 February) that “he died of a heart attack” on Tuesday, 20 February. Paying tribute...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Feb 2024 | News
Article18’s newly released annual report focuses on the many victims whose names and faces remain unknown, due to fear that publication of their cases may worsen their plight. “Despite a comparable number of Christians being arrested in 2023 as in previous years – 166...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Feb 2024 | Reports
Article18’s newly released annual report focuses on the many victims whose names and faces remain unknown, due to fear that publication of their cases may worsen their plight. “Despite a comparable number of Christians being arrested in 2023 as in previous years – 166...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Feb 2024 | News
A Christian convert who fled Iran in 2013 to escape his impending imprisonment on account of his faith now faces the threat of deportation from Turkey. Mojtaba Keshavarz Ahmadi, who is 56 years old, was arrested suddenly on 29 January by the Turkish immigration...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Feb 2024 | Analysis
As the 45th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution approaches, Article18 uses extracts from the book of the former bishop of the Anglican Church in Iran to look back at its earliest days, and the impact upon the Church. “The persecution of church members and the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 30 Jan 2024 | News
Two brothers arrested before Christmas and detained for a month have been charged with “deviant educational or propaganda activities contrary to the holy Islamic law by making false claims in religious fields”. Alireza and Amir Nourmohammadi were arrested in Karaj,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 22 Jan 2024 | News
A Christian convert arrested last week remains in detention in an unknown location, according to a report by an Iranian Christian news site. Iman Golzar was arrested at his home in Dezful, western Iran, at midnight on 16 January by plainclothes agents of the Ministry...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 Jan 2024 | News
Iran has once again been named among the top 10 worst persecutors of Christians. Iran ranks in 9th place on the 2024 World Watch List, published today by Article18’s partner organisation, Open Doors International. Last year Iran ranked in 8th place, but Iran’s overall...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Jan 2024 | News
A lawyer who has represented several Iranian Christians in court has been summoned to the prosecutor’s office in the city where he used to live and work. Iman Soleimani, whose previous clients include former prisoners of conscience Joseph Shahbazian and Nasser Navard...
