by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 Jan 2019 | Reports
Iran’s mistreatment of religious minorities, including the imprisonment of 37 converts to Christianity, is highlighted in the Iran chapter of Human Rights Watch’s latest annual World Report. “As of September 30, Iran has sentenced 37 Christians who...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 Jan 2019 | News
Iran’s mistreatment of religious minorities, including the imprisonment of 37 converts to Christianity, is highlighted in the Iran chapter of Human Rights Watch’s latest annual World Report. “As of September 30, Iran has sentenced 37 Christians who converted from...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Jan 2019 | News
Iran has risen to 9th on Open Doors International’s ranking of the 50 countries where it’s hardest to be a Christian. Last year, Iran was 10th on the charity’s World Watch List, but this year it has risen above neighbouring Iraq, which has moved down to 13th place,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Jan 2019 | News
Photographs have emerged appearing to show 10 Gonabadi dervishes with bandaged heads and bruised faces posing for police mugshots. The photographs, published by the BBC, are purported to show injuries sustained by the dervishes during their recent arrest and transfer...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jan 2019 | News
Two sisters who were arrested in Ahvaz earlier this month and charged with “action against Iran’s national security through evangelism” have been released on bail. Shima and Shokoufeh Zanganeh, who are aged 27 and 30 respectively, were arrested on 2 December by...
