by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 May 2025 | News
Three Christian converts including a woman pregnant with her first child have been summoned to begin prison sentences totalling over 40 years on charges related to their religious beliefs and worship meetings. Narges Nasri, Abbas Souri and Mehran Shamloui were...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Apr 2025 | News
The wife of an Iranian-Armenian pastor arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents over two weeks ago remains in solitary confinement in Evin Prison, according to Article18’s sources. Lida Alexani, 56, whose husband Joseph Shahbazian is also still in Evin Prison after...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 28 Apr 2025 | News
Three Christian converts including a woman pregnant with her first child have had their long prison sentences upheld by a Tehran appeal court. Narges Nasri, Abbas Souri and Mehran Shamloui were sentenced last month to a combined total of more than 40 years in prison...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 22 Apr 2025 | News
An imprisoned Christian convert who went on hunger strike to protest against his mistreatment in Tehran’s Evin Prison has started eating again after receiving reassurances. Amir-Ali Minaei, who has a heart condition and was recently assaulted by a prison officer,...
by Mansour Borji | 17 Apr 2025 | News
Laleh Saati, a Christian convert and prisoner of conscience held in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has been denied access to specialised medical care and medical furlough despite suffering a physical injury. Her condition, caused by a fall in the prison yard that left her two...
