Category: Iran

Three Christian converts including an Afghan refugee have begun serving two-year prison sentences on national security charges

Christian convert Morteza Faghanpour Sassi has begun serving his nine-year prison sentence after reportedly being tortured in pre-trial detention

Christian convert denied proper medical treatment for her serious injuries and returned to prison the same day.

Three Christians arrested in February will face a second court hearing on 21 October on “propaganda” and “collusion” charges

Five Christian converts have been sentenced to a total of over forty years in prison

Iran’s Supreme Court has rejected the application for retrial of Christian prisoner Mehran Shamloui, who is serving a ten-year sentence

A news report broadcast by Iran’s state-controlled media corporation portrays recently-arrested Christian converts as security threats

Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has admitted to arresting over fifty Christians since the ceasefire on 24 June

At least 21 Iranian Christians were arrested in five cities in the two weeks after the ceasefire with Israel came into effect