by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Nov 2023 | Features
Touraj and Elaheh’s youngest daughter, Elina, had just turned 10 years old and was still asleep when intelligence agents came to raid her home. In fact, it was the sound of one of the agents’ voices that awoke Elina that day, and the scene that followed was a painful...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Nov 2023 | Witness Statements
For a summary of Elaheh and Touraj’s story, you can read our feature article here. Conversion Elaheh 1. My name is Elaheh Kiani and I was born in Isfahan in 1971. I was a devout Muslim and followed the religious rituals. But in my late thirties I came across Christian...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 9 Nov 2023 | News
Three “Church of Iran” members sentenced to five years in prison for their participation in house-churches have been permitted to serve the remainder of their sentences outside prison, but must report back daily to work at an adjacent factory. Ahmad Sarparast, Morteza...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Nov 2023 | News
The UN Human Rights Committee has reminded Iran of its obligations, as a signatory of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to provide religious freedom to its citizens, including to adopt a religion of their choosing and to change...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 Oct 2023 | News
Iran’s violations of the rights of religious minorities, including Christians, was one of the issues raised by a panel of UN experts this week as they questioned a delegation from the Islamic Republic on its compliance with international law. Article 18 of the...
