Asylum-seekers who convert in EU can’t be automatically rejected, court rules

Asylum-seekers who convert in EU can’t be automatically rejected, court rules

EU countries have been told they cannot automatically reject asylum claims based on professed conversions to Christianity, even if the […]

Iranian Christian refugees in Turkey no longer eligible for US resettlement scheme

Iranian Christian refugees in Turkey no longer eligible for US resettlement scheme

Iranian Christians in Turkey are no longer eligible for resettlement to the US as part of the refugee sponsorship programme […]

Iranian Christian refugee pens poem about pain of forced migration

Iranian Christian refugee pens poem about pain of forced migration

The daughter of an Iranian Christian couple who fled Iran to claim asylum in Turkey has written a poem highlighting […]

Iranian Christian refugees resettled in Canada longing to call somewhere ‘home’

Iranian Christian refugees resettled in Canada longing to call somewhere ‘home’

An Iranian Christian couple recently resettled in Canada have spoken of their longing to finally be able to call somewhere […]

Challenges remain despite UK’s fast-tracking of Iranian asylum-seekers

Challenges remain despite UK’s fast-tracking of Iranian asylum-seekers

The director of an organisation that supports refugees in the UK, including Iranian Christians, has spoken to Article18 about the […]

Iranian Christian refugees in Sweden share frustrations at asylum process

Iranian Christian refugees in Sweden share frustrations at asylum process

Over the past three years, Article18 has reported on numerous occasions about a group of Iranian Christians in Sweden who […]

Iranian Christian asylum seekers caught up in Turkey’s deportation drive

Iranian Christian asylum seekers caught up in Turkey’s deportation drive

Article18 has received firsthand testimonies from five Iranian Christian refugee families who have been arrested in Turkey in recent weeks and taken to “removal centres”, where they have been detained and threatened with deportation.

UK courts grapple with church leaders’ expertise in assessing asylum-seekers’ conversion claims

UK courts grapple with church leaders’ expertise in assessing asylum-seekers’ conversion claims

How much weight should be given to the testimony of church leaders in assessing the credibility of asylum-seekers’ claims to have converted to Christianity?

Iranian Anglican minister resettled in US after threat of deportation from Turkey

Iranian Anglican minister resettled in US after threat of deportation from Turkey

An Iranian Anglican minister and his family, who had been threatened with deportation from Turkey, have now been safely resettled […]

Iranian Christian convert’s rejection reveals flaws in Germany’s asylum process

Iranian Christian convert’s rejection reveals flaws in Germany’s asylum process

An Iranian Christian convert who has been seeking asylum in Germany for four years has until today to accept his deportation or hand over his work license.