Category: Iran

Christian convert Nayereh Arjaneh began serving a ten-year prison sentence on 23 December

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