by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 Sep 2025 | News
Eleven UN experts have sent an official communication to Iran, expressing concern at “serious human rights violations” committed during and since the conflict with Israel. The experts, including the Special Rapporteur (SR) on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Mai...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Aug 2025 | News
Iranian state media has accused Christians recently arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence of engaging in espionage, in what Article18’s director, Mansour Borji, has called a “clear example of hate speech”. A video report released over the weekend shows footage of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Aug 2025 | News
An Iranian-American pastor who has been protesting against the detention of some of his church members by the US immigration service says the immigration system in the country is in need of “deep reform”. Ara Torosian, who himself arrived in the US as a refugee 15...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Aug 2025 | News
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) has admitted to having arrested over 50 Christians since the end of the conflict with Israel, accusing them of involvement in “anti-security” activities and even possession of arms. The admission was made as part of a wider...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 24 Jul 2025 | News
There has been a notable increase in arrests and hate speech against Christians since the conflict with Israel, Article18 can reveal. More Christians have been arrested in the month since the ceasefire was announced than in the six months prior, with at least 54...
