IRAN: Youcef Nadarkhani given five-day temporary release
The reason for the short furlough is not known
Category: Iran
IRAN: Three Christian converts receive five-year prison sentences
Three Christian converts have received five-year prison sentences for their house-church activities
IRAN: Nine Christian converts acquitted
Nine Christian converts have been acquitted of “acting against national security” and “promoting Zionist Christianity” at a court of appeal
IRAN: Christian converts forced to take Islamic “re-education” classes
A group of Christian converts from Dezful in western Iran is to be forced to undertake “re-education” classes in the Islamic faith
IRAN: Two Christian converts released early from prison
Habib Heydari (40) and Sasan Khosravi (36) were released early from Bushehr Central Prison in southwest Iran.
IRAN: Pastor Matthias Haghnejad back in prison
He was returned to Anzali prison – just two weeks after he had been released
IRAN: Mahrokh Kanbari summoned to face new charge
Christian convert Mahrokh Kanbari has been summoned to face a new charge of “propaganda against the regime”
IRAN: Nine converts released pending review
Nine converts serving five-year prison sentences have been released pending a review
IRAN: Supreme Court rules house church membership not criminal offence
In a decision that could have significant implications for Christian prisoners in Iran, the Supreme Court has ruled that belonging to a house church is not a criminal offence
IRAN: Five Christians summoned to prison
Five Christian converts have been summoned to prison to begin or resume serving sentences handed down because of their house-church activities