by HRWF | Feb 15, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAN: Zaman Fadaie, a Christian, released after nearly five years in prison Article 18 (09.02.2023) – https://bit.ly/3Yw7NHZ – An Iranian convert jailed for “acting against national security by organising house-churches and promoting ‘Zionist’...
by HRWF | Feb 10, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
IRAN: “Christians are constantly watched as spies” A conversation with Pastor Dabrina Bet-Tamraz from Iran before she testified at the European Parliament in Brussels. By Willy Fautré Bitter Winter (10.02.2023) – Forced to flee Tehran in 2010 because of...
by HRWF | Oct 25, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Iran punishes Christians with harsh prison sentences Many Christians arrested and charged for belonging to “illegal” groups. Evangelical Focus (19.10.2022) – https://bit.ly/3su16YB – When authorities in Iran summoned a Christian couple in Tehran on August...
by HRWF | Jun 8, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
A Tehran court sentences seven Christians, including a clergyman, to a total of 32 years in prison Rev Joseph Shahbazian gets 10 years in prison, plus other penalties, including a ban on travelling abroad. Two converts get six years, while four other Christians can...
by HRWF | May 5, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Second Iranian Christian woman began prison sentence on Easter Saturday Article 18 (28.04.2022) – https://bit.ly/381Da8p – A second Iranian woman convert to Christianity began a two-year prison sentence on Easter Saturday on charges related to the practice...