by Steve Dew-Jones | 16 Mar 2021 | News
An Iranian Christian convert with advanced Parkinson’s disease and his wife have been told to expect a summons any day to begin their prison sentences for belonging to a house-church. Homayoun Zhaveh, who is 62, and his wife Sara Ahmadi, 42, were sentenced in November...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 12 Mar 2021 | News
Article18 has joined 38 other rights groups in calling for the renewal of the mandate of the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman. The renewal of Mr Rehman’s mandate is set to be voted upon at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 11 Mar 2021 | News
The UK’s permanent representative to the UN has called on Iran to end its “persistent” discrimination and persecution of religious minorities, “particularly the Baha’i and Christian converts”. Julian Braithwaite was speaking as part of a 9 March interactive dialogue...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 8 Mar 2021 | Features
Clockwise from top-left: Aylar Bakhtari, Maryam Falahi, Mahrokh Ghanbari, Mary Mohammadi, Shamiram Issavi, Marjan Falahi, Malihe Nazari, Sonya Sadegh, Masoumeh Ghasemi, Fatemeh Talebi On International Women’s Day, we honour the Christian women who have been arrested,...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 3 Mar 2021 | News
Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (Photo: UN/Mark Garten) The UN’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions has condemned Iran for “multiple human rights violations” in the downing last...
