by Steve Dew-Jones | 20 Jan 2025 | Reports
Christians in Iran were sentenced to a combined total of over 250 years in prison in 2024, a sixfold increase compared to 2023, our newly released annual report reveals. Ninety-six Christians were sentenced to a combined 263 years in prison last year, compared with 22...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Feb 2024 | Reports
Article18’s newly released annual report focuses on the many victims whose names and faces remain unknown, due to fear that publication of their cases may worsen their plight. “Despite a comparable number of Christians being arrested in 2023 as in previous years – 166...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Feb 2023 | Reports
Article18 today releases its fifth joint annual report on “Rights Violations against Christians in Iran”, with partner organisations CSW, Middle East Concern, and Open Doors International. The 25-page report is released on 19 February to coincide...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 25 Jan 2022 | Reports
Two rulings at the end of 2021 offered hope that one day Iranian Christians may no longer be charged with “acting against national security” for simply meeting together to worship in their homes. First, on 3 November, the Supreme Court ruled that nine Christians...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 2 Feb 2021 | Reports
In a year dominated by Covid-19, Iran still found time to persecute Christians in 2020, Article18’s annual report reveals. The report, published today in collaboration with Middle East Concern, Open Doors, and CSW, shows that 15 Christians were being held in Tehran’s...
