Iranian Christian News

Annual Report: Widespread Persecution of Christians Continues in Iran

The annual report on the status of the Christian community in Iran indicates "punishment for faith" and continued "widespread violations" of their rights in...

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Statement by a number of Christians protesting the denial of education to Christians

A group of former Christian prisoners and their family members issued a statement on the occasion of World Education Day, condemning the violation of the right to…

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Hadi Rahimi, a Christian believer, was sent to Evin Prison to serve his sentence.

Hadi Rahimi, a Christian believer, was sent to Evin Prison on Sunday, January 9, to serve his sentence. Mr. Rahimi was previously…

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Nine Christians released from Evin Prison on bail

Behnam Akhlaqi, Babak Hosseinzadeh, Abdolreza Ali Haqnejad, Shahroz Eslamdoost, Mehdi Khatibi, Khalil Dehghanpour, Hossein Kadivar, Kamal Noemanian…

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Some Christian prisoners in Iran are given "10 days of Christmas leave"

On Monday, January 26, the head of the Iranian judiciary issued a circular to grant leave to 10…

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Dezful Revolutionary Court issues restraining order against eight Christians

The Fourth Branch of the Dezful Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office issued a ban on the prosecution of Alireza Roshaneizadeh, Hojjat Lotfi, Mohsen Saadatizadeh, Masoud Nouri,…

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Several Christian organizations called for awareness raising about "violations of minority rights" in Iran; letter from three Christian prisoners in Evin

A group of Iranian, European, and international Christian organizations, in separate letters to the UN Secretary-General and Javed Rehman, Special Rapporteur…

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Two Christians released from Rasht's Lakan Prison after posting bail

Ahmad (Youhanna) Sarwar and Morteza Hajeb Mashoud Kari, two Christians, were released from Lakan Prison in Rasht after posting bail.…

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