by Steve Dew-Jones | 5 May 2026 | News
The Islamic Republic of Iran claims to have arrested three leaders of “a Christian evangelistic network” in the central province of Yazd. State media today quoted Yazd prosecutor Mehdi Hassanpour as saying that three of the “main elements” of the “sect” had been...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 26 Mar 2026 | News
A well-known political activist and Christian convert was recently arrested during a violent raid on his home by “approximately 200 armed security personnel”, according to the organisation to which he belongs. The “unprecedented” raid on Mohammad Nikbakht’s home took...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Feb 2026 | News
Two more Christian converts are confirmed to have been among those killed by the Islamic Republic’s security forces in its brutal response to last month’s mass demonstrations. Nader Mohammadi, 35, and Zahra Arjomandi, 51, were both shot dead on 8 January in separate...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Jan 2026 | News
A memorial service was held on Sunday at a Persian-speaking church in Sweden to commemorate the death of a congregant who was among those killed during the recent protests. Ehsan Afshari-Manesh, 39, who arrived in Sweden as a refugee 15 years ago and later became a...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 28 Jan 2026 | News
An off-duty Iranian Christian fireman was reportedly shot dead by security forces while attempting to put out a deadly blaze at a bazaar in Rasht, northern Iran, during the recent protests. Assyrian news sites report that Yohanna Mirpadyab and others were blocked by...
