by Steve Dew-Jones | 7 Jan 2025 | News
The head of Iran’s judiciary has boasted about the decision to provide Christian prisoners with five days leave over Christmas, neglecting to mention that in excess of 40 Christians were arrested for participating in Christmas celebrations in December, while at...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jan 2025 | News
A Catholic convert arrested after protesting against her mistreatment by the Iranian authorities has been released after two months in Evin Prison, but faces a further four months behind bars and 74 lashes if any further “offence” is committed within the next five...
by Mansour Borji | 24 Dec 2024 | News
A house-church member from the northern city of Rasht has been released after completing a two-and-a-half-year sentence for his peaceful religious activities. Morteza Mashhoodkari, along with two other members of the “Church of Iran”, Ahmad (Youḥanna)...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Dec 2024 | News
An Iranian pastor who has been in and out of prison since his first arrest in 2006 was released from his latest long incarceration on account of his religious beliefs and practices on Saturday. Abdolreza Ali-Haghnejad, who is known as Matthias and will celebrate his...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Dec 2024 | News
An Iranian Christian convert detained by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) last month has been released on bail. Javad Amini was arrested on 17 November and released on 27 November, the day after he and 11 other Christians from Nowshahr, north...
