Category: Iran

Eight Christian converts have been sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison with one, Yasin Mousavi, sentenced to 15 years

He has been in prison since his arrest in August 2023.

Christian convert Esmaeil Narimanpour, who was arrested at Christmas, has been given a five-year prison sentence

Christian convert Esmaeil Narimanpour has been released on bail after four months’ detention

Christian convert Laleh Saati, who was baptised in Malaysia and later returned to Iran, has been sentenced to two years in prison

Christian convert Ebrahim Firouzi has been found dead at the age of 37

Iman Golzar has been in detention, incommunicado, since 16 January

She must serve a six-year sentence for leading a house-church

Hakop Gochumyan was visiting Iran with his wife Elissa, who is an Iranian-Armenian, and their two children aged seven and 10, when they were arrested in August

Three Christian converts have been released from Lakan Prison but must return every day to work at an adjacent factory