by Steve Dew-Jones | 23 Sep 2020 | News
Qarchak women’s prison, south of Tehran. An Iranian woman convert to Christianity detained since her arrest at the end of June has finally been released on a reduced bail. Article18 understands that Malihe Nazari, who is 47 years old, was released from Qarchak...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 23 Sep 2020 | News
Two new reports claim to reveal an “ongoing” and “large-scale” hacking operation sponsored by the Iranian regime primarily targeting minorities and opposition groups. The first report, published by researchers at US-Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point, details the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 18 Sep 2020 | News
The bishop’s house in Isfahan – once the seat of the Anglican Church in Iran – was confiscated by an Islamic Revolutionary Court judge on 6 November 1979, nine months after the revolution that brought Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to power at the head of a...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 15 Sep 2020 | News
Javaid Rehman (UN Web TV) The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Iran has once again called on Iran to “immediately and unconditionally release all those imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief”. In his latest report, released...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Sep 2020 | News
Youhan Omidi with his wife Maryam and daughters Sara and Sandra. Today, four weeks after leaving prison, Iranian convert Mohammad Reza (Youhan) Omidi journeyed south to begin his exile more than 1,000km from his home and family. Youhan, who completed his two-year...