Iranian Intelligence Minister Increases Focus on ChristiansMay 6, 2019 — 05/06/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – On Saturday, Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi voiced strong concerns over Muslims converting to Christianity throughout the country. He said that his ministry has...
Iranian Militias Plague Iraq’s Nineveh PlainsMay 1, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Claire Evans" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1556714676940{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99675" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 05/01/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The fatal ferry collapse in Mosul on March 21 was a tragedy...
Iran’s Terror Factory: Part 2April 4, 2019 — In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. 04/04/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “I haven’t done anything wrong and have been deprived of basic needs,” said...
Iran’s Terror Factory: Part 1April 3, 2019 — 04/03/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When Ayatollah Khomeini and his band of radical Islamists took over Iran in 1979, fundamentalist Islamic theology infiltrated every nook and cranny of Iran....
Are Iran’s Clerics Adopting New Publicity Strategy?April 3, 2019 — 04/03/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Two op-eds in recent days ask the question whether Iran’s clergy are moving further away from Islamization in favor of separation of religion and...
Detained Rasht Christians Receive Some RespiteMarch 20, 2019 — 03/20/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Six members of the Church of Iran have been released over a period beginning on March 16th, with a seventh member expected to have...
Unapologetic Human Rights Abuser Takes Control of Iran’s JudiciaryMarch 8, 2019 — Hardline Islamic Cleric Ebrahim Raisi Sworn in as Judiciary Chief of Iran 03/08/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on March 8, 2019, Ebrahim...
Islamic Regime Initiates Wave of Persecution Against Rasht’s Church of IranFebruary 28, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Claire Evans" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1551367833836{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="96301" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/28/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – This past month has seen a significant increase of targeted persecution against...
Judge Moghiseh’s Gavel Slams Hard Against Iranian ChristiansFebruary 25, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Claire Evans" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1551118981263{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99673" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/25/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The title of Hajj does not come easily. It denotes a Muslim...
Iranian Cleric Warns Against Spread of ChristianityFebruary 24, 2019 — 02/24/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iranian cleric Hujjat al-Islam Naser Rafiei delivered a speech in Qom (home to the largest Islamic seminary in Iran) which warned against the spread...
Judge Zargar Dashes the Last Hope of Iranian ChristiansFebruary 22, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s Claire Evans" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1550853414641{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="96295" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/22/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The two are commonly seen in pairs. Whenever Judge Ahmadzadeh singles out...
Iran Prepares for Potential Change in JudiciaryFebruary 20, 2019 — 02/20/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Momentum continues to build that Ebrahim Raeesi will likely be appointed as Iran’s next Head of the Judiciary this upcoming summer. A former presidential...
Iranian Pastor’s Wife Faces Appeal HearingFebruary 19, 2019 — 02/19/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Today, Iranian Christian Shamiram Isavi Khabizeh is expected to have her appeal hearing held against a five-year prison sentence issued by Judge Ahmadzadeh. She...
Charges Filed Against Detained Iranian ChristianFebruary 14, 2019 — 02/14/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Simon Soheili, a Muslim Background Believer from Iran, has been informed that she will face charges of “disturbing public order, propagating Christianity, and connecting...
Iran Authorities Raid House Church in RashtFebruary 12, 2019 — 02/12/2019 Iran (International Christian Concern) – On February 10th, authorities raided a house church in Rasht. The pastor, Matias Haknejad, was ministering at the time of the raid and was...
Judge Ahmadzadeh Singles Out Christians in CourtFebruary 12, 2019 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Claire Evans" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1549978280523{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="99673" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 02/12/2019 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Judge Mashallah Ahmadzadeh has presided over the trials of many Iranian Christians...
