Essay: UN Working Group ruling serves as an important reminder of the plight of religious minorities in Iran
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, looks at the case of Iranian church leader Yousef Nadarkhani and why a ruling from the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on his case is important…
Iran frees jailed Christians over coronavirus fears
Tehran, IranBosNewsLife Several Christian converts spent Easter in freedom after Iranian authorities released them amid concerns that the new coronavirus COVID-19 could spread in overcrowded jails, Christian sources have confirmed. Most of these released were prosecuted after refusing to return to Islam and continuing Christian activities, according to Christians familiar with the cases. One of […]
Christian man released from prison in Iran but now faces “internal exile” – advocacy groups
Iranian Christian man Ebrahim Firouzi has been released from prison where he was serving a five-year sentence on charges related to national security. Advocacy groups have welcomed the news of the release of Firouzi – who is now expected to serve a two year sentence of internal exile in a remote part of Iran – […]
Iranian converts await sentencing for ‘illegal’ Communion wine
World Watch Monitor Three Iranian Christian converts have been charged with “acting against national security” and illegal consumption of alcohol during Holy Communion. (Non-Muslims are permitted to drink alcohol in Iran, but leaving Islam is forbidden, so any such conversions are not recognised.) Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Saheb Fadaie and Mohammad Reza Omidi – all from Muslim […]