IRAN: Joseph Shahbazian’s sentence reduced to two years after retrial
Joseph Shahbazian’s ten-year prison sentence has been reduced to two years following a retrial
Category: Iran
IRAN: Sara Ahmadi and Homayoun Zhaveh acquitted and released
Sara Ahmadi and Homayoun Zhaveh were acquitted and released on 9 May
IRAN: Malihe Nazari released due to son’s serious illness
Malihe Nazari was released from Evin prison on Monday 24 April because her son is seriously ill with leukaemia
Iran: Joseph Shahbazian granted retrial
Iran’s Supreme Court has agreed to a retrial for imprisoned pastor Joseph Shahbazian
IRAN: Youcef Nadarkhani writes letter on day of release
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has shared a letter he wrote on the day of his release “as a testimony and to express my gratitude”
GLOBAL GUIDE LAUNCH: Over 200 million Christians at constant risk of persecution
The Global Guide was formally launched by Rev Trevor Sargent (Church of Ireland minister and former Green Party leader).
IRAN: Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani released from prison
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been released as part of an amnesty marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution
IRAN: Saheb Fadaie unconditionally released
Saheb Fadaie has been released from Evin prison and has returned home to his wife and daughter in Rasht
IRAN: Wife of imprisoned pastor faces charges
The wife of a pastor serving a six-year prison sentence is facing her own charges of “propagating Christianity” and “propaganda against the state”
TURKEY: Iranian Christian asylum seekers endure terrible conditions in Turkish camps
Many Iranian Christian asylum-seekers in Turkey are being detained in terrible conditions in deportation camps