by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Jun 2025 | Features
Augustine still has nightmares about his time in prison and the multiple “gruelling” interrogation sessions he was subjected to following his arrest. The 34-year-old, who converted to Christianity at the age of 18, was in his mid-20s when he and his mother were...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Jun 2025 | Witness Statements
For a summary of Augustine’s story, you can read our feature article here. Introduction 1. My name is Soheil Zargarzadeh Sani, but I am known as Augustine. I am an only child and I was born in Urmia [northwest Iran] in 1990 into a Muslim family that was relatively...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 21 May 2025 | News
A US Congresswoman has proposed a change to US law to prevent future deportations of asylum-seekers whose countries of origin are designated by the State Department as “severe” violators of religious freedom – such as Iran. The proposed bill, which was...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 May 2025 | News
A Christian convert arrested over three months ago remains in Evin Prison, having been unable to afford the extremely high bail set for her. Aida Najaflou, 43, was arrested at her parents’ home in Tehran on 6 February and taken to Ward 209 of the prison, which is...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 13 May 2025 | News
An Iranian-Armenian pastor’s wife detained in Evin Prison for the past month on unknown charges has been released on bail equivalent to $50,000. Lida Alexani, 56, was released earlier today, one month and one day after her arrest at her home in Tehran. Lida is the...
