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
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-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 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?’
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 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!
Article18 is calling on the Iranian regime to provide Persian-speaking Christians with 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?’
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.
