by Steve Dew-Jones | 24 Nov 2025 | News
An Afghan Christian convert and refugee has begun serving a two-year prison sentence in Iran on “national security” charges related to his participation in a house-church, Article18 can confirm. Teymur Hosseini, 45, who is known as Kourosh, began serving his sentence...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 24 Nov 2025 | News
A Christian convert who had to undergo spinal surgery after falling out of her bunk bed in Evin Prison was rushed back to hospital earlier this month after catching an infection. Aida Najaflou, 44, was operated on at the Shahid Tajrish Hospital in Tehran after...
by Steve Dew-Jones | 19 Nov 2025 | News
At least two Iranian Christian converts have submitted themselves to begin prison sentences on “national security” charges related to their involvement in a house-church. Hossein Mohammadi, who is known as Daniel, and Zahra Gholami, known as Hannah,...
by Mansour Borji | 4 Nov 2025 | News
One of five Christian converts sentenced to a combined total of over 40 years in Tehran’s Evin Prison on charges related to their religious activities has begun serving his sentence of nine and a half years. Morteza Faghanpour-Saasi, 38, who is from the city of...
by Mansour Borji | 4 Nov 2025 | News
A Christian convert who has been detained in the women’s ward of Tehran’s Evin Prison since February has suffered a spinal fracture after falling from her bunk bed. Aida Najaflou, who is 44 years old, was taken to Taleghani Hospital for an X-ray after...
