by Mansour Borji | 14 Apr 2025 | News
Iranian-Armenian Christian pastor Joseph Shahbazian, who has been held in Tehran’s Evin Prison since February, was denied permission to attend his mother’s funeral today, despite the official conclusion of the investigation into his Christian activities. Article18...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Apr 2025 | News
An imprisoned Iranian Christian convert who has a heart condition and was recently assaulted by a prison guard has gone on hunger strike. According to Article18’s sources, Amir-Ali Minaei will also cease taking his medication in protest against the denial of access to...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 10 Apr 2025 | News
The mother of an Iranian-Armenian pastor who has been held in Tehran’s Evin Prison for over two months has passed away. Joseph Shahbazian’s mother, who was 79 years old and for whose care Joseph had been primarily responsible, died yesterday at her home in Tehran. The...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 31 Mar 2025 | News
Two brothers who were arrested at a Christmas gathering over three years ago have both been sentenced to four years in prison, fined, and exiled from their home province for two years after their release. Christian converts Mahmoud Mardani-Kharaji, 56, and his brother...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 24 Mar 2025 | News
A Christian convert who had been on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison for 35 days to protest against the continued persecution of Christians in Iran has suffered a stroke. Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh, who is 63 years old and previously spent nearly five years in...
