by Steve Dew-Jones | 6 Jul 2021 | Analysis
“We do not encourage people to change their religion,” says Iranian-Armenian Catholic archbishop Sarkis Davidian in a video published yesterday by Roshangar Media. The Iranian state propaganda machine continues to use the country’s recognised Christian minority groups...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 5 Jul 2021 | Analysis
Photo: alef.ir The appointment of another infamous hardliner as the new head of Iran’s judiciary, replacing president-elect Ebrahim Raisi, is being seen as another step towards an even more repressive Islamic Republic. Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, who was Raisi’s...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Jul 2021 | News
Embed from Getty Images Iran’s parliament has passed the first draft of a bill that champions the death penalty for anyone convicted of “spying” for or “cooperating” with “hostile states” – “especially the United States”. The bill, which was passed on 8 June,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Jun 2021 | News
Christian prisoner of conscience Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh has been told his request for conditional release has been rejected. The news comes as a bitter blow to the Christian convert, who turns 60 in August, having been regularly assured by prison authorities in...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 29 Jun 2021 | News
Fr Andrzej Józwowicz (Twitter @ChurchInPoland) The Vatican has appointed Polish archbishop Andrzej Józwowicz as its new ambassador to Iran. The 56-year-old, who previously served in a lower-level diplomatic role in Iran from 2009-12, was appointed by Pope Francis...
