by Steve Dew-Jones | 11 Nov 2020 | News
Fardis (Wikipedia) Twelve Christian homes were raided by intelligence agents today in a coordinated operation in Fardis, west of Tehran, at around 9am. None of the Christians were arrested, but many of their personal belongings were confiscated – including...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Nov 2020 | News
(Photo: Ali Khodaverdi / caoi.ir) A 70-year-old Adventist church in central Tehran has been demolished, along with the giant concrete cross on its facade. The 8m cross was the largest of its kind in the Iranian capital, and a rare prominent symbol of Christianity in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Nov 2020 | News
Prisoner of conscience Saheb Fadaie has returned to prison after a five-day furlough. Saheb, whose birth name is Zaman, has been in Tehran’s Evin Prison since his violent arrest in July 2018, serving what was initially a 10-year sentence, later reduced to six years....
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Oct 2020 | News
Iranian convert Mohammad Reza (Youhan) Omidi was today lashed 80 times for drinking wine as part of Holy Communion. It is illegal for Muslim Iranians to drink alcohol, but exceptions are made for recognised religious minorities, including Christians. However, Iran...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Oct 2020 | News
One hundred and twenty lawyers and activists have written an open letter to the head of the judiciary in Iran, asking him to overturn a court’s decision to remove a two-year-old girl from her adoptive parents because they are Christian converts. Sam Khosravi and his...
