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 | 6 Nov 2020 | Analysis
Iran’s new judicial standards document, published last month by head of the judiciary Ebrahim Raisi, is certainly an eyebrow-raiser. The document includes 37 guidelines for Iran’s judges, which on the face of it match up well with international standards. The...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 4 Nov 2020 | News
A group of Iranian Christians living in Sweden say they are planning monthly protests in support of Christians in Iran. The first protest took place on 25 October in one of Stockholm’s main squares, focusing specifically on the case of Sam Khosravi and Maryam Falahi,...
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....
