by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Jul 2025 | News
An Iranian Christian who fled after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for his membership of a house-church has been detained after being deported back to Iran from Turkey. Mehran Shamloui, who is 43 years old, fled Iran earlier this year after he and two other...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 24 Jun 2025 | News
Busloads of prisoners have been transferred from Evin Prison to other prisons in the Tehran region after an Israeli strike yesterday targeted the gates to the notorious prison, where at least 11 Christians were among hundreds of prisoners of conscience. According to...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Jun 2025 | News
At least three trials involving Iranian Christians charged in relation to their religious faith and activities have been postponed amid the ongoing conflict with Israel. Court hearings were due to take place in three cities, including Tehran, in recent days but were...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Jun 2025 | News
Ordinary Christian acts such as praying, performing baptisms, taking Communion and celebrating Christmas have been cited as evidence of alleged crimes in the indictment against five Christians charged with “gathering and collusion” and “propaganda against the Islamic...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jun 2025 | News
Two Christian converts have been sentenced to 12 years each in prison on charges related to their possession of multiple copies of the Bible. Mehdi Rahimi, 49, and Kia Nourinia, 55, who have both fled the country, were sentenced in April at an Islamic Revolutionary...
