IRAN: 65-year-old Christian woman imprisoned in Karaj
Christian convert Mahrokh Kanbari (65) has been summoned to prison to begin serving a one-year sentence for “propaganda against the system”.
Category: Iran
IRAN: Youcef Nadarkhani’s sons refused school certificates
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is very concerned about the future of his sons, as the state refuses to recognise them as Christians.
IRAN: UN Rapporteur issues recommendations on freedom of religion
UN Rapporteur Javaid Rehman calls for an end to the criminalisation of the peaceful expression of faith
IRAN: Fatemeh Bakhteri summoned to prison
Christian convert Fatemeh Bakhteri has been summoned to Tehran’s Evin prison, where she began serving her sentence on 31 August.
IRAN: Sevada Aghasar released from prison
Iranian Christian Sevada Aghasar was conditionally released from Tehran’s Evin Prison on Sunday 21 July.
IRAN: Church cross reinstated after global outcry
The cross on top of an Assyrian church building in Tabriz has been reinstated, following international outcry.
IRAN: Eight Christian converts arrested; five others summoned to prison
On 1 July, security agents arrested eight Christians in Bushehr, southwest Iran, while on 5 July, five other Christians began serving prison sentences in Karaj.
IRAN: Assyrian Church closed down
A 100-year-old Assyrian church in the northwestern city of Tabriz was closed down and had its cross forcibly removed by government officers.
IRAN: Appeal judges ask Christians to renounce faith
At an appeal hearing on 15 January, judges asked Iranian Christians Saheb Fadaie and Fatemeh Bakhteri to renounce their faith, which they refused to do.
IRAN: Christmas crackdown
The Iranian authorities have announced that nine Christians were arrested during Christmas week in Alborz province, northwest Iran, bringing the number of Iranian Christians arrested in November and December to over 150.