IRAN: Hakop Gochumiyan’s prison letter recounts death threats
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has published a letter from Hakop in which he recounts human rights violations and death threats in custody
Category: Iran
IRAN: Lida Alexani, wife of Joseph Shahbazian, arrested
Update: Lida was released on bail on 13 May
IRAN: Two brothers sentenced to four years in prison followed by exile
The Christian converts were arrested in December 2021
IRAN: Naser Navard Gol-Tapeh suffers stroke in prison
The 63-year-old Christian convert had been on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison for 35 days when he suffered a stroke.
IRAN: Three Christian converts given long prison sentences
Abbas Soori, Narges Nasri, and Mehran Shamloui were sentenced to over 40 years in prison on charges related to their faith.
IRAN: Somayeh Rajabi released on large bail
Christian convert released after submitting bail equivalent to €36,000 approx
IRAN: Christian convert arrested and Bibles confiscated in raid
A Christian convert was arrested and Bibles and other items were confiscated in a raid by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
IRAN: Two released Christian prisoners rearrested
Naser Gol Tapeh and Joseph Shabazian were re-arrested and taken back to Evin Prison, where they had both been previously imprisoned.
IRAN: Sharp increase in prison sentences for Christians in 2024
Last year ninety-six Christians were sentenced to a combined 263 years in prison.
IRAN: Pastor Matthias Haghnejad released from prison
Christian convert Pastor Matthias Haghnejad has been released from prison