Christian Prisoners in Iran Contract COVID-19August 16, 2020 — 08/16/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Concerns are rising as news comes out that at least 12 prisoners in Ward 8 of Evin Prison in Tehran tested positive for COVID-19....
Four Iranian Christians ImprisonedAugust 5, 2020 — 08/05/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Following their February arrest for house-church membership, four Iranian Christian converts were released on bail at the end of May. However, Iranian authorities refused...
Alarmingly High Bail Leveled Against Iranian ChristiansJuly 26, 2020 — 07/26/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Following the arrest of over a dozen Iranian Christians in June, the Iranian government is demanding 3 billion tomans (around $150,000) for the release...
Iran Decries VeggieTales as Zionist PropagandaJuly 24, 2020 — 07/24/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – On July 15th, Iran’s Fars News Agency, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), published an article stating that “a Zionist...
Iranian Christian Convert Facing PrisonJuly 20, 2020 — 07/20/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Following the recent overturning of his three-year sentence, Iranian Christian convert Ismaeil Maghrebinejad has lost his appeals against his two remaining prison sentences. Earlier...
Iran Issues National Security Charges Against ChristiansJuly 17, 2020 — 07/17/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Following a raid of their homes two weeks ago, at least 10 Christians have been charged with “acting against national security by promoting Zionist...
Iranian Christian’s Sentence Partially OverturnedJuly 15, 2020 — 07/15/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – This past Sunday, Iranian Christian convert Ismaeil Maghrebinejad was informed that his three-year jail sentence for “insulting Islamic sacred beliefs” was overturned on appeal....
Iranian Christian Woman ArrestedJuly 11, 2020 — 07/11/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Last Tuesday evening, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard arrested a Christian woman living in Tehran named Malihe Nazari. This occurred in addition to the other...
A Dozen Christians Arrested Across IranJuly 6, 2020 — 07/06/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – During the last week of June, at least twelve Christians were arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. These arrests occurred in the cities of Tehran,...
Seven Christian Converts Sentenced in IranJuly 1, 2020 — 07/01/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – On June 21, seven Iranian Christians converts from the southern city of Bushehr were sentenced for “propaganda against the state.” They have 20 days...
Three Iranian Christians Receive Appeal OutcomeJune 23, 2020 — 06/23/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Three out of four Iranian Christians who were awaiting appeal outcomes have finally received verdicts. Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani and Deacon Saheb Fadaie were both...
Iran Increases Hardline Stance Against ChristiansJune 18, 2020 — 06/18/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran’s parliament has opened a new session with what is expected to include a stronger conservative voice. Just weeks before their power became further...
Iran Elevates Islamic Practices in Medical SchoolJune 11, 2020 — 06/11/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – According to a recent announcement by the Iranian Ministry of Health, all students of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacology are now required to pass a...
Iran: A Changing KingdomJune 9, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Jeff King" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1589899036740{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="116471" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 06/09/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – It seems like only bad news flows out of the...
Iranian Christians’ Appeal Postponed — AgainJune 6, 2020 — 06/06/2020 Iran (International Christian Concern) – On Monday, the appeal hearing of five Iranian Christians was once again postponed. Iranian-Assyrian Pastor Victor Bet-Tamraz, his wife Shamiram Issavi, as well as...
Embracing the Call to SufferingJune 3, 2020 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBy_zMbK0vQ 06/03/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Many years ago, two Iranian women named Maryam and Marziyeh were radically saved, and like so many others they were inspired to...
