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Fatemeh Bakhtari begins one-year jail sentence

Fatemeh Bakhtari begins one-year jail sentence

Fatemeh Bakhtari presented herself at Tehran’s Evin Prison today to begin her one-year jail sentence. Fatemeh, who is 35 years […]

Bookseller jailed for selling Bible

Bookseller jailed for selling Bible

An Iranian bookseller has been sentenced to three months and one day in prison for selling copies of the Bible, […]

Woman convert, 62, sentenced to year in prison

Woman convert, 62, sentenced to year in prison

A 62-year-old woman convert to Christianity has been sentenced to one year in prison for “propaganda against the system”, reports Middle […]

Convert refused asylum in Germany arrested on return to Tehran

Convert refused asylum in Germany arrested on return to Tehran

An Iranian convert to Christianity refused asylum in Germany and deported back to Iran was arrested “immediately” upon her arrival […]

Church ban ‘worse than prison’ for woman convert who lost appeal

Church ban ‘worse than prison’ for woman convert who lost appeal

Two months after two converts were told they had lost their appeals against jail sentences for “spreading propaganda against the regime”, it […]

‘Now I know even innocents can be jailed’ – Sevada Aghasar after his conditional release

‘Now I know even innocents can be jailed’ – Sevada Aghasar after his conditional release

Iranian-Armenian Christian Sevada Aghasar has been granted “conditional release” from prison after serving half of his five-year sentence for “acting against national […]

Bushehr Christians bailed but could face long jail sentences

Bushehr Christians bailed but could face long jail sentences

Eight converts to Christianity arrested in the southwestern city of Bushehr earlier this month have been released on bail but could face […]

Woman convert, 62, due in court next week

Woman convert, 62, due in court next week

A 62-year-old woman convert to Christianity arrested shortly before Christmas is due to appear in court next week, reports Middle […]

Christian activist arrested while filing complaint about assault

Christian activist arrested while filing complaint about assault

A young female Christian convert and activist who spent six months in prison for her membership of a Tehran house-church […]

Cross put back on top of Tabriz church after outcry

Cross put back on top of Tabriz church after outcry

The cross has been replaced on top of the forcibly closed Assyrian church in Tabriz following a global outcry. In the 9 […]