by Steve Dew-Jones | 27 Sep 2022 | News
Protests have been taking place across the country. Over 300 Iranian Christians have signed a joint statement in support of the nationwide protests, which have been raging since the death in custody of a young woman, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, on 16 September. The full...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 26 Sep 2022 | News
“We, Hamgaam Council of United Iranian Churches, Article18 and the Pars Theological Centre, as part of the Iranian Christian community, declare our solidarity with the bereaved family of Mahsa (Zina) Amini, and support their call for justice. In unison with the...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Sep 2022 | Features
Rev Farhad Sabokrooh was 15 years old when he became a Christian in 1979, the same year religious fervour among Iran’s Muslims brought the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini back as the head of a new Islamic Republic. From the very beginning, then, the young Christian was...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 14 Sep 2022 | Witness Statements
For a summary of Rev Farhad and Shahnaz’s story, you can read our feature article here. Background Farhad 1. My name is Farhad Sabokrooh. I was born in 1964 and raised in a family of Mandaean faith – followers of John the Baptist – in the city of...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Sep 2022 | Analysis
This article, written by Article18’s News Director Steve Dew-Jones, first appeared on The Critic under the headline, ‘Christians are being jailed in Iran’. Sara Ahmadi, 44, and Homayoun Zhaveh, 63, were unexpectedly detained in mid-August 14 months...
