by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Jul 2026 | News
The sentences of five Christians condemned to a combined over 70 years in prison for ordinary Christian activities, such as praying, performing baptisms, taking Communion and celebrating Christmas, have been upheld by an appeals court. The five Christians, including...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 Jul 2026 | News
A Presbyterian church in Tehran is set to be seized, after residents in the church compound were ordered to leave their homes and worshippers told to find a different church. The confiscation of St Peter’s Evangelical Church in Tehran and eviction of its residents,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 25 Jun 2026 | News
A well-known political activist and Christian convert in Iran, Mohammad Nikbakht, has reportedly been threatened with execution, after his two brothers were sentenced to death. Mohammad was violently arrested during a raid on his home in March by “approximately 200...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Jun 2026 | News
Two house-church members have been released after serving five-year sentences on charges of “engaging in deviant propaganda contrary to the holy religion of Islam” and “connections with foreign leaders”. Ahmad Sarparast and Ayoob Poor-Rezazadeh, who live in the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Jun 2026 | News
An Evangelical church in Mashhad has been demolished, without warning or explanation. The church, which once offered Persian-speaking services before its forced closure more than two decades ago, was demolished on the morning of 4 June. It is one of several churches...
