Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious issues and persecution – Monthly Digest June Christians ‘Illegal Christian activities’: Iran sentences tourist to 10 years in prison for possessing New Testament Christian post – (27.06.2024) – An Armenian citizen has been sentenced to a decade...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAN: Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest May Christians Monthly visits cancelled for pastor imprisoned 1,000 miles from family Article 18 – (16.05.2024) – A pastor serving a six-year sentence in a prison 1,000 miles from his...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Women dragged from streets by police amid hijab crackdown The Guardian (24.04.2024) – Harrowing first-hand accounts of women being dragged from the streets of Iran and detained by security services have emerged as human rights groups say country’s hijab rules...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious issues and persecution – Monthly Digest April Christians ‘Former prisoner charged again with ‘propaganda against the state’ Article 18 – (24.04.2024) – A house-church member who served four months in prison in 2019 for “propaganda against the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest March Christians Christian convert baptised in Malaysia given prison sentence on return to Iran Article 18 (26.03.2024) – A Christian convert who was baptised in a church in Malaysia has been sentenced to two...