by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Jun 2026 | News
Two house-church members have been released after serving five-year sentences on charges of “engaging in deviant propaganda contrary to the holy religion of Islam” and “connections with foreign leaders”. Ahmad Sarparast and Ayoob Poor-Rezazadeh, who live in the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Jun 2026 | News
An Evangelical church in Mashhad has been demolished, without warning or explanation. The church, which once offered Persian-speaking services before its forced closure more than two decades ago, was demolished on the morning of 4 June. It is one of several churches...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Jun 2026 | News
A Christian convert who was among over 50 arrested by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence following last year’s 12-day war with Israel has died in a bus crash. Hamed Mohebbi, a 40-year-old cafe owner, was on his way home after visiting some of the rehabilitating drug...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Jun 2026 | News
A Christian convert recently sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison on charges including “propaganda against the state” and “gathering and collusion against national security” has reportedly gone on hunger strike in Evin Prison in protest against the sentence. Ghazal...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 Jun 2026 | News
A Christian convert in Evin Prison in need of urgent medical care continues to be denied treatment and is at risk of partial blindness, Article18 understands. Mahshar Parandin, who has a heart condition and two tumours, was reportedly sent to hospital last week for a...
