by Steve Dew-Jones | 30 Sep 2025 | News
One of the five Christian converts recently sentenced to a combined total of more than 40 years in prison was tortured during his six-month pre-trial detention, Article18 can reveal. Morteza Faghanpour-Saasi was one of at least seven converts arrested in the cities of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 26 Sep 2025 | News
Five Christian converts have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 40 years in prison on “propaganda” charges related to their religious activities. The five, only one of whom has been identified, were sentenced in July following their arrests in June last...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Sep 2025 | News
Iran’s Supreme Court has rejected the application for a retrial of a Christian convert serving a 10-year prison sentence for worshipping in a house-church. Mehran Shamloui has been in prison for two months, having been detained on his return to Iran on 3 July, after...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Aug 2025 | News
Iranian state media has accused Christians recently arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence of engaging in espionage, in what Article18’s director, Mansour Borji, has called a “clear example of hate speech”. A video report released over the weekend shows footage of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Aug 2025 | News
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) has admitted to having arrested over 50 Christians since the end of the conflict with Israel, accusing them of involvement in “anti-security” activities and even possession of arms. The admission was made as part of a wider...
