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Decade-long prison sentence for Iranian Christian reduced to two years

Decade-long prison sentence for Iranian Christian reduced to two years

A Court of Appeal in Tehran has cut a decade-long prison sentence for a Christian down to two years after […]

‘We use money that could feed hungry Muslims to restore Christian churches’ – tourism minister

‘We use money that could feed hungry Muslims to restore Christian churches’ – tourism minister

In the week of the 10th anniversary of the forced closure of the largest Persian-speaking church in Iran, the Islamic […]

USCIRF report focuses on ‘sharply deteriorated religious freedom’ in Iran

USCIRF report focuses on ‘sharply deteriorated religious freedom’ in Iran

The “sharply deteriorated religious-freedom conditions” in Iran are the focus of the cover and introduction to the latest annual report […]

US Commission on International Religious Freedom 2023 annual report

US Commission on International Religious Freedom 2023 annual report

The “sharply deteriorated religious-freedom conditions” in Iran are the focus of the cover and introduction to the latest annual report […]

Christian convert whose son has leukaemia released from prison

Christian convert whose son has leukaemia released from prison

A 50-year-old Christian convert whose son has been battling leukaemia for five years was released from prison on Monday, two […]

Supreme Court orders retrial of Christian couple serving combined 10-year sentence

Supreme Court orders retrial of Christian couple serving combined 10-year sentence

An Iranian Christian couple serving a combined 10 years in prison for belonging to a house-church have had their third […]

Annual report launch at UN Human Rights Council

Annual report launch at UN Human Rights Council

Two UN special rapporteurs and an Assyrian Christian couple forced to flee Iran after being sentenced to a combined 15 […]

Annual report presentation at UK parliament

Annual report presentation at UK parliament

The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief joined Article18’s Mansour Borji and two Iranian Christian survivors of persecution for the UK parliament presentation of our joint annual report.

Supreme Court agrees to retrial of Iranian-Armenian pastor serving 10-year sentence

Supreme Court agrees to retrial of Iranian-Armenian pastor serving 10-year sentence

Iran’s Supreme Court has agreed that an ethnic Armenian pastor serving a 10-year prison sentence for holding church services in […]

Church Haik Hovsepian founded set to be sold by Iranian state

Church Haik Hovsepian founded set to be sold by Iranian state

A church of huge significance for Iranian Christians is set to be sold by an organisation headed by Iran’s Supreme […]