by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Dec 2019 | News
Saheb Fadaie (Middle East Concern) An Iranian convert serving a ten-year sentence for charges related to the peaceful practice of his faith has been denied medical treatment in Tehran’s Evin Prison. Zaman Fadaie, who prefers to be known as Saheb, has had a constant...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Nov 2019 | Analysis
Members of Armenian and Assyrian families are hailed as war heroes by the Iranian regime for serving alongside their compatriots in the eight-year war with Iraq, but, as non-Muslims, they are also banned from employment in the army. By Fred Petrossian The killing of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 28 Nov 2019 | News
Ashoor Kalta (Facebook) A childhood friend of the Assyrian Christian killed during the protests in Iran has told Article18 he was “one of the kindest men I ever met”. Ashoor Kalta, 37, was killed as he passed by the protests in his car in his home city of Fardis, near...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 25 Nov 2019 | News
Christian converts seeking asylum in Germany are half as likely to succeed in their applications today as they were two years ago, a survey has found. The survey by Christian charity Open Doors Germany reviewed the experiences of over 6,500 converts – 70% of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 Nov 2019 | News
An Assyrian Christian has been named among the scores killed so far in nearly a week of protests in Iran over a sharp rise in fuel prices. Ashoor Kalta (Human Rights in Iran) Ashoor Kalta, 37, was killed on Sunday during protests in Fardis, near Karaj, according to...
