by Steve Dew-Jones | 22 Jun 2022 | News
There are renewed concerns over the health of a 60-year-old Christian convert, who has spent the past four and a half years in Tehran’s Evin Prison because of his membership of a house-church. Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence on...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 7 Jun 2022 | News
Malihe Nazari (left), Joseph Shahbazian and Mina Khajavi face a combined 22 years in prison. An Iranian-Armenian pastor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and two Christian women converts to six years for their leadership roles within house-churches. The...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jun 2022 | Features
When the Shekoohi family converted to Christianity, it was a decision for which every member would pay a heavy price. For the father, Esmail, it meant more than three years in prison. It also meant nine months in prison for the mother, Fariba, while their son, Nima,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 17 May 2022 | News
Left to right: Ahmad Sarparast, Morteza Mashoodkari, and Ayoob Poor-Rezazadeh. Three house-church members already facing five-year prison sentences remain in detention more than a week after they were re-arrested. Ayoob Poor-Rezazadeh and Ahmad Sarparast were arrested...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 May 2022 | News
‘Challenging Minority Discrimination in Iran’ was the title of a conference held at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday. The two-hour discussion was hosted by Italian MEP Fabio Massimo Castaldo, and jointly organised by Minority Rights Group...
