by Steve Dew-Jones | 26 Mar 2026 | News
A well-known political activist and Christian convert was recently arrested during a violent raid on his home by “approximately 200 armed security personnel”, according to the organisation to which he belongs. The “unprecedented” raid on Mohammad Nikbakht’s home took...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Feb 2026 | News
Two more Christian converts are confirmed to have been among those killed by the Islamic Republic’s security forces in its brutal response to last month’s mass demonstrations. Nader Mohammadi, 35, and Zahra Arjomandi, 51, were both shot dead on 8 January in separate...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Jan 2026 | News
A memorial service was held on Sunday at a Persian-speaking church in Sweden to commemorate the death of a congregant who was among those killed during the recent protests. Ehsan Afshari-Manesh, 39, who arrived in Sweden as a refugee 15 years ago and later became a...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 28 Jan 2026 | News
An off-duty Iranian Christian fireman was reportedly shot dead by security forces while attempting to put out a deadly blaze at a bazaar in Rasht, northern Iran, during the recent protests. Assyrian news sites report that Yohanna Mirpadyab and others were blocked by...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 27 Jan 2026 | News
An Iranian Christian convert and former prisoner of conscience remains incommunicado two weeks after her rearrest on unknown charges. Ghazal Marzban, who spent two months in Evin Prison last winter after being convicted of “propaganda against the regime by chanting...
