From the archive: Churches rebuff police, defy government ultimatums

From the archive: Churches rebuff police, defy government ultimatums

This article was first published in 1993 by News Network International and is republished here with kind permission. Several Iranian […]

Annual report: Supreme Court ruling gave hope but Persian Christians still have no  #place2worship

Annual report: Supreme Court ruling gave hope but Persian Christians still have no #place2worship

Two rulings at the end of 2021 offered hope that one day Iranian Christians may no longer be charged with […]

Iranian churches get behind #Place2Worship campaign

Iranian churches get behind #Place2Worship campaign

Iranian-speaking churches in the diaspora have added their voice to the call for Persian-speaking Christians to be given a place to worship.

Nine converts conditionally released following Supreme Court ruling

Nine converts conditionally released following Supreme Court ruling

Nine converts serving five-year prison sentences for their involvement in house-churches are conditionally released today from prison, pending a review of their case.

Convert: ‘If you care about human rights, why am I in prison?’

Convert: ‘If you care about human rights, why am I in prison?’

A convert serving a six-year prison sentence for leading a house-church has queried how the head of Iran’s judiciary can […]

Iran’s Supreme Court rules converts did not act against national security

Iran’s Supreme Court rules converts did not act against national security

Iran’s Supreme Court has ruled that nine converts serving five-year prison sentences for their involvement in house-churches should not have been charged with “acting against national security”.

Give Persian-speaking Christians a #place2worship!

Give Persian-speaking Christians a #place2worship!

Article18 is calling on the Iranian regime to provide Persian-speaking Christians with a #place2worship.

Give Persian-speaking Christians a #place2worship!

Give Persian-speaking Christians a #place2worship!

Article18 has written to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, asking her to seek answers from the Iranian regime to the question of “where Persian-speaking Christians can gather to worship freely”.

Imprisoned converts ask: ‘Where can I worship after I’m released?’

Imprisoned converts ask: ‘Where can I worship after I’m released?’

Three Iranian converts serving long prison sentences for their membership of a house-church have written a joint letter and recorded video statements, asking where they should worship once they are released.