by Steve Dew-Jones | 24 Nov 2025 | News
An Afghan Christian convert and refugee has begun serving a two-year prison sentence in Iran on “national security” charges related to his participation in a house-church, Article18 can confirm. Teymur Hosseini, 45, who is known as Kourosh, began serving his sentence...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Nov 2025 | Prisoners
Afghan refugee Kourosh, whose real name is Teymur, is one of three Christian converts serving two-year prison sentences for their participation in a house-church. Kourosh, who is a shoemaker, was arrested at his workplace in Karaj in December 2023, on the same day...
