by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Jun 2020 | News
The Central Assemblies of God Church in Tehran is one of several churches forcibly closed in recent years in Iran. A human rights lawyer whose clients include jailed Christian convert Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh says a recent change to the law in Iran “will facilitate the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Jun 2020 | News
Article18 today joined 38 other rights groups in calling for the renewal of the mandate of the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran. In a joint letter, sent today to all Permanent Missions to the UN in Geneva, the groups call on the UN Human Rights Council...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 11 Jun 2020 | News
The US State Department’s latest annual report on international religious freedom includes a comprehensive overview of Iran’s continued persecution of its religious minorities, including Christians. The report, released yesterday, leans heavily on the information...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Jun 2020 | News
Left to right: Khalil Dehghanpour, Mohammad Vafadar, Kamal Naamanian, Hossein Kadivar. Article18 reported last week that four Iranian converts from the northern city of Rasht had been summoned to begin their five-year prison sentences and given a deadline of 2 June to...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 5 Jun 2020 | News
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré Article18 has submitted a new report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, highlighting the “multiple layers” of religious-freedom violations faced by Christians and other religious minorities in Iran. The report, released in...
