by Mansour Borji | 17 Apr 2025 | News
Laleh Saati, a Christian convert and prisoner of conscience held in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has been denied access to specialised medical care and medical furlough despite suffering a physical injury. Her condition, caused by a fall in the prison yard that left her two...
by Mansour Borji | 14 Apr 2025 | News
Iranian-Armenian Christian pastor Joseph Shahbazian, who has been held in Tehran’s Evin Prison since February, was denied permission to attend his mother’s funeral today, despite the official conclusion of the investigation into his Christian activities. Article18...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Apr 2025 | News
An imprisoned Iranian Christian convert who has a heart condition and was recently assaulted by a prison guard has gone on hunger strike. According to Article18’s sources, Amir-Ali Minaei will also cease taking his medication in protest against the denial of access to...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 10 Apr 2025 | News
The mother of an Iranian-Armenian pastor who has been held in Tehran’s Evin Prison for over two months has passed away. Joseph Shahbazian’s mother, who was 79 years old and for whose care Joseph had been primarily responsible, died yesterday at her home in Tehran. The...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 31 Mar 2025 | News
Two brothers who were arrested at a Christmas gathering over three years ago have both been sentenced to four years in prison, fined, and exiled from their home province for two years after their release. Christian converts Mahmoud Mardani-Kharaji, 56, and his brother...
