‘Becoming a refugee in Turkey is the worst decision you can ever take’

‘Becoming a refugee in Turkey is the worst decision you can ever take’

“Sometimes I feel like I’ve waste my whole life.” These are the words of Iman Ghaznavian Haghighi, an Iranian Christian […]

Anglican minister and family face imminent deportation back to Iran

Anglican minister and family face imminent deportation back to Iran

An Anglican minister who fled Iran six years ago because of constant harassment by intelligence agents and multiple arrests has […]

Disregard of the human dignity of refugees in Germany

Disregard of the human dignity of refugees in Germany

A new report by a Christian charity in Germany is highly critical of its immigration service for failing to recognise […]

Christian converts and pastors ‘equally mistrusted’ by German immigration service – report

Christian converts and pastors ‘equally mistrusted’ by German immigration service – report

A new report by a Christian charity in Germany is highly critical of its immigration service for failing to recognise […]

For Iranian Christian refugees, limbo in Turkey can lead to danger

For Iranian Christian refugees, limbo in Turkey can lead to danger

Esmaeil Falahati’s case shows how the fates of asylum-seekers—often Christians—have become subject to Turkish officials sometimes unsympathetic with their plight, and the repercussions of countries closing their borders to refugees.

97% reduction in Iranian Christian refugee arrivals in US since 2015 – report

97% reduction in Iranian Christian refugee arrivals in US since 2015 – report

A joint report by Christian charities World Relief and Open Doors has highlighted the dramatic reduction in refugee arrivals to […]

Closed Doors: Persecuted Christians and the US Refugee Resettlement and Asylum Processes

Closed Doors: Persecuted Christians and the US Refugee Resettlement and Asylum Processes

A joint report by Christian charities World Relief and Open Doors has highlighted the dramatic reduction in refugee arrivals to […]

The impact of Turkey’s health insurance cuts on Iranian asylum seekers

The impact of Turkey’s health insurance cuts on Iranian asylum seekers

The coronavirus outbreak couldn’t have come at a worse time for many of Turkey’s asylum seekers. Just a few months […]

Coronavirus increases asylum seeker’s anxieties as wait for resettlement goes on

Coronavirus increases asylum seeker’s anxieties as wait for resettlement goes on

Arash Sedigh went to the UN offices in Makassar, Indonesia for more than 250 days in a row last year […]

UK accepts ‘real risk’ of persecution for ‘ordinary’ Iranian Christians

UK accepts ‘real risk’ of persecution for ‘ordinary’ Iranian Christians

  The UK’s new guidelines for asylum cases involving Iranian Christian converts acknowledge there is a “real risk” of persecution […]