by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Nov 2012 | News
Article18’s Advocacy Director, Mansour Borji, has expressed “grave concern” about the physical condition of imprisoned church leader Behnam Irani. “Various reports describe Behnam’s physical condition as serious and we are concerned about his...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Jun 2012 | News
A church in western Tehran has been forced to close by order of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. The pastor of the church, Robert Gogtapeh, was informed of the decision on 29 May. Then, last Tuesday, Revolutionary Guard intelligence agents ordered the Council of the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jun 2012 | News
Mehrdad Sajjadi, a leader at the Emmanuel Evangelical Church in Tehran, was arrested together with his wife Forough Dashtiani on Thursday 24 May in Karaj. The news follows an alarming trend in closures and imposed restrictions on churches that hold services in the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 Feb 2012 | News
Two officially registered churches in Tehran have been told they can no longer conduct services in the Persian language, nor hold any meetings on Fridays – Iran’s day off. Emmanuel Protestant Church and St Peter’s Evangelical Church both received a letter on 10...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 27 Dec 2011 | News
Farhad Sabokrooh, with his wife Shahnaz Jizan The pastor of the Assemblies of God Church in Ahvaz has been detained, alongside his wife and two church members, following a raid on their Christmas celebration. Everyone present at the celebration was initially arrested,...
