by Steve Dew-Jones | 22 Jul 2025 | Prisoners
Christian convert Mehran is serving a 10-year sentence in Evin Prison on charges of “membership of an opposition group” (a house-church) and “propaganda activities contrary to Islamic law through foreign relations”. Mehran was first arrested in November 2024...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Jul 2025 | News
An Iranian Christian who fled after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for his membership of a house-church has been detained after being deported back to Iran from Turkey. Mehran Shamloui, who is 43 years old, fled Iran earlier this year after he and two other...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 May 2025 | News
Three Christian converts including a woman pregnant with her first child have been summoned to begin prison sentences totalling over 40 years on charges related to their religious beliefs and worship meetings. Narges Nasri, Abbas Souri and Mehran Shamloui were...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 28 Apr 2025 | News
Three Christian converts including a woman pregnant with her first child have had their long prison sentences upheld by a Tehran appeal court. Narges Nasri, Abbas Souri and Mehran Shamloui were sentenced last month to a combined total of more than 40 years in prison...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 10 Mar 2025 | News
Three Christian converts including a woman pregnant with her first child have been sentenced to over 40 years in prison on charges related to their religious beliefs and worship meetings. Abbas Souri, Mehran Shamloui and Narges Nasri, who is approximately halfway...