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...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 24 Jul 2025 | News
There has been a notable increase in arrests and hate speech against Christians since the conflict with Israel, Article18 can reveal. More Christians have been arrested in the month since the ceasefire was announced than in the six months prior, with at least 54...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 10 Jul 2025 | News
At least 21 Christians have been arrested in five different cities in the two weeks since the end of the conflict with Israel, Article18 can reveal. The arrests by agents of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence targeted Christians in the cities of Tehran, Rasht, Orumiyeh,...
