by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Nov 2020 | News
Mary Mohammadi (5th row, centre), Nasrin Sotoudeh (top-left) & Amirsalar Davoudi (4th row, centre) are among 53 activists featured in the report by Oslo-based Iran Human Rights. Christian convert Fatemeh (Mary) Mohammadi is among 53 activists featured in a new...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Nov 2020 | News
Imprisoned Christian convert Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh has been informed that his third request for a retrial has been rejected. Nasser, who is 59 years old, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison because of his membership of a house-church, for...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 11 Nov 2020 | News
Fardis (Wikipedia) Twelve Christian homes were raided by intelligence agents today in a coordinated operation in Fardis, west of Tehran, at around 9am. None of the Christians were arrested, but many of their personal belongings were confiscated – including...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Nov 2020 | Analysis
Iran’s new judicial standards document, published last month by head of the judiciary Ebrahim Raisi, is certainly an eyebrow-raiser. The document includes 37 guidelines for Iran’s judges, which on the face of it match up well with international standards. The...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Nov 2020 | News
A group of Iranian Christians living in Sweden say they are planning monthly protests in support of Christians in Iran. The first protest took place on 25 October in one of Stockholm’s main squares, focusing specifically on the case of Sam Khosravi and Maryam Falahi,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Nov 2020 | News
(Photo: Ali Khodaverdi / caoi.ir) A 70-year-old Adventist church in central Tehran has been demolished, along with the giant concrete cross on its facade. The 8m cross was the largest of its kind in the Iranian capital, and a rare prominent symbol of Christianity in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Nov 2020 | News
Prisoner of conscience Saheb Fadaie has returned to prison after a five-day furlough. Saheb, whose birth name is Zaman, has been in Tehran’s Evin Prison since his violent arrest in July 2018, serving what was initially a 10-year sentence, later reduced to six years....
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Oct 2020 | News
Mohammad Reza (Youhan) Omidi was given 80 lashes on 14 October for drinking wine as part of Communion. The US State Department has condemned the flogging of Iranian convert Mohammad Reza (Youhan) Omidi for drinking Communion wine. Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus tweeted...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Oct 2020 | News
Iranian convert Mohammad Reza (Youhan) Omidi was today lashed 80 times for drinking wine as part of Holy Communion. It is illegal for Muslim Iranians to drink alcohol, but exceptions are made for recognised religious minorities, including Christians. However, Iran...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Oct 2020 | News
One hundred and twenty lawyers and activists have written an open letter to the head of the judiciary in Iran, asking him to overturn a court’s decision to remove a two-year-old girl from her adoptive parents because they are Christian converts. Sam Khosravi and his...
