by Steve Dew-Jones | 27 Jan 2026 | News
An Iranian Christian convert and former prisoner of conscience remains incommunicado two weeks after her rearrest on unknown charges. Ghazal Marzban, who spent two months in Evin Prison last winter after being convicted of “propaganda against the regime by chanting...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Jan 2026 | News
A 42-year-old Christian convert, husband and father of three girls has been confirmed among the many thousands of protesters killed in recent days. Mohsen Rashidi was shot from behind while attempting to recover the body of a close friend killed during a demonstration...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Jan 2026 | News
The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday to address the unprecedented mass unlawful killings of protesters in Iran, it has been confirmed. Article18 was among 64 rights groups to sign a joint letter to member states last week, calling for the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Jan 2026 | News
A lawyer who has defended several Christians in Iran’s Revolutionary Courts has been arrested in Tehran. Shima Ghosheh, who has represented Christians including the Iranian-Assyrian Bet-Tamraz family and converts facing charges of “apostasy”, was arrested at...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Jan 2026 | News
At least seven Iranian-Armenian Christians are among the thousands murdered by the Islamic Republic’s security forces over the past few days, Article18 understands. Only one of the Christians, Ejmin Masihi, has so far been named by Armenian news sites, but Article18’s...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Jan 2026 | News
Since 28 December, the world has been witnessing the emergence of a historic national protest movement in Iran—one that openly defies the Islamic Republic. Protesters have been met with brutal violence, including attacks on wounded demonstrators inside...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Jan 2026 | News
The Islamic Republic of Iran has once again been ranked among the top 10 worst persecutors of Christians.In the ranking, produced annually by our partner organisation Open Doors, Iran is one of only 15 countries where persecution is described as “extreme”.Iran is...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jan 2026 | News
The World Iranian Christian Alliance (WICA) has released a statement expressing “deep concern” at the suppression of ongoing nationwide protests, which it says are motivated by “a systematic absence of justice”. The protests, which are now in their 10th day, have seen...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jan 2026 | News
Two brothers arrested at a Christmas gathering four years ago were this Christmas summoned to begin four-year prison sentences on charges related to their Christian beliefs and activities. Mahmoud and Mansour Mardani-Kharaji, Christian converts who are both in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 23 Dec 2025 | News
A Christian convert today began serving a 10-year prison sentence, just two days before Christmas. Nayereh Arjaneh was arrested alongside her husband at their home in Garmsar on 7 July, due to their Christian activities, and is now in Semnan Prison, one and a half...
