by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 Oct 2022 | Features
Sahar Dashti experienced racism as a child as one of very few dark-skinned children in her city, so she was hesitant when after becoming a Christian she was asked to help with the Sunday school. And when, instead of racism, Sahar experienced love and acceptance from...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 Oct 2022 | Witness Statements
For a summary of Sahar’s story, you can read our feature article here. Background and conversion 1. My name is Masoumeh Dashti Aqizadeh, but I prefer to be called Sahar. I was born in November 1981 into a Muslim family in Lenjan County in Isfahan Province. I have...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Oct 2022 | Analysis
This article, written by Article18’s Fred Petrossian, was first published on the website of Get The Trolls Out, which campaigns against anti-religious hate speech in the European media. As protests in Iran continue and supporters hold rallies around the world in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Oct 2022 | News
A second Christian convert has been unexpectedly pardoned and released from Tehran’s Evin Prison just a day after the release of a 61-year-old man who had spent nearly five years in prison. Fariba Dalir’s release last night follows that of Nasser Navard...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 18 Oct 2022 | News
Photo: Twitter @churchofengland British-Iranian Anglican bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani has written and recorded prayers for the Iran, as protests continue in the wake of the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Bishop Guli is the daughter of the first Persian...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 18 Oct 2022 | News
Article18 has joined with 42 other civil-society groups in calling on the UN Human Rights Council to “urgently establish an independent, investigative, reporting and accountability mechanism” in response to the Iran regime’s ruthless crackdown on ongoing nationwide...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 Oct 2022 | News
Christian prisoner of conscience Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh has been freed after nearly five years in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. Nasser was told earlier today that he had been “pardoned”. He called his family soon afterwards to tell them the surprising news...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 Oct 2022 | News
A fire at a Tehran prison housing hundreds of political prisoners, including a dozen Christians, caused widespread alarm on Saturday night, claiming at least four lives. Many more are believed to have been injured as a result of the fire at Evin Prison, whose cause...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 7 Oct 2022 | Analysis
A version of this article, written by Article18’s director, Mansour Borji, first appeared on the website of The Tablet, under the headline, ‘The people of Iran have spoken – they want this regime gone’. A paint-splattered Iranian embassy. It...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Oct 2022 | Features
Article18’s director, Mansour Borji, says the world needs more Brother Andrews: people who courageously slay giants and break the bonds of injustice, even when they are wearing the clothes of those in authority. Brother Andrew with his famous Volkswagen, with...
