Iran news

(Article18) — The grave of the only Iranian Christian to have been executed on official charges of apostasy has been demolished. The body of Hussein Soodmand was buried on the edge of the Beheshte-Reza cemetery in Mashhad after his…

(Article18) — Ismaeil Maghrebinejad, a 65-year-old convert to Christianity, has been sentenced to three years in prison for “insulting Islamic sacred beliefs”. He was sentenced under Article 513 of the Islamic Penal Code, which provides…

(Article 18) — Iranian Christians continued to suffer multiple violations of their right to freedom of religion in 2019, Article18’s latest annual report reveals. The report, a collaboration with Open Doors International, CSW and…

(Barnabas Fund) — Pastor’s son Ramiel Bet Tamraz was summoned to Iran’s Evin Prison, notorious for its harsh conditions, on 7 January to begin a jail sentence for “acting against national security.” The 35-year-old was given a four-month…

(Fox News) — On New Year’s Day, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei taunted Donald Trump on his favorite platform, Twitter, after the President vowed Iran would be held “fully responsible” for any lives lost at U.S. facilities abroad.…

(International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on Dec. 19, 2019, the United States issued financial sanctions against two Iranian judges complicit in violating the human rights of Iranians. One…

(Morning Star News) – A Christian in Iran convicted of conducting evangelistic activities began a mandated two years in exile this month in a remote area on the border with Pakistan, sources said. As part of a larger prison sentence…

Iran (Church in Chains) — Ebrahim Firouzi, 33, was released from Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj on Saturday, near the end of a five-year sentence. He had also spent time in prison previously on charges relating to his Christian activities.…