by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Sep 2024 | News
A Christian convert arrested a week ago in the southern city of Shiraz is still being held in an infamous detention centre belonging to the Ministry of Intelligence. Mojdeh Falahi, 36, whose two older sisters were arrested five years ago for their Christian...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 28 Aug 2024 | News
One of the eight Christian converts recently sentenced to a combined 45 years in prison for their involvement in house-churches has died in a road traffic accident. Bijan Gholizadeh, who was a father to three daughters, was killed on Saturday, 24 August, while driving...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Jul 2024 | News
A Christian convert serving a two-year prison sentence for “acting against national security by connecting with ‘Zionist’ Christian organisations” has reportedly been threatened with another conviction as a result of the publicity her case has received. According to...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 18 Jun 2024 | News
Eight Iranian Christian converts have been sentenced to a combined total of nearly 45 years in prison. The eight, who are from the western city of Izeh, were among the at least 46 Iranian Christians arrested over the Christmas period, though until this moment it has...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Jun 2024 | News
A Christian convert arrested last month remains in detention in an unknown location, as his wife and two daughters grow increasingly concerned. Farrokh Kakaei, who will celebrate his 55th birthday later this month, was arrested at his home in Karaj on 26 May by four...