by Steve Dew-Jones | 7 Dec 2021 | Analysis
Every year at Christmas, senior regime figures step forward to offer their well-wishes to their “Christian compatriots” on the occasion of the birth of Jesus. Meanwhile, photos are shared on social media of Iranians buying Christmas trees from stores clad in the red...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Dec 2021 | News
A convert serving a six-year prison sentence for leading a house-church has queried how the head of Iran’s judiciary can speak about “defending human rights” while people like him are in prison only for their beliefs. In a voice message from prison, Saheb Fadaie...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 1 Dec 2021 | Analysis
Article18 asks human rights lawyer Hossein Ahmadiniaz about the practical implications for Iran’s Christian prisoners of conscience of the recent Supreme Court ruling, which found that house-church activities and the promotion of Christianity did not constitute...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 26 Nov 2021 | Features
It was Marjan and Mani’s eight-year-old daughter, Dina, who opened the door when their home was raided by intelligence agents in November 2015, an event that changed all their lives forever. The family fled the country just four months later, and now, like so many...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 26 Nov 2021 | Witness Statements
For a summary of Marjan and Mani’s story, you can read our feature article here. Background Mani 1. My name is Mohsen (Mani) Aliabady Ravari, and I was born in 1978 in Tehran. My wife Manizheh (Marjan) Bagheri was born in 1983 in Hamedan. We had a film...
