Iran Condemned by 83 Countries Over Human Rights RecordNovember 20, 2017 — ICC Note: A UN committee has by a vote of 83 to 30 approved a resolution that criticizes Iran’s human rights record, including the treatment of religious minorities. Iran did...
Hearing Held for Iranian Christian Appealing 10 Year Prison SentenceNovember 16, 2017 — ICC Note: This Sunday an appeal hearing was held for an Iranian and three Azerbaijani Christians who were sentenced in May to ten years in prison because of their faith....
Iran’s Suicide Rate Becoming an Epidemic, According to OfficialsNovember 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Suicide has become so widespread in Iran that some state officials are calling it an epidemic. Sadly, many of those who commit suicide are youth or women. Iran’s...
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Iran and IraqNovember 13, 2017 — ICC Note: A deadly, 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook Iran and Iraq although tremors were felt as far away as the Mediterranean coast. Western Iran sustained most of the damage, but...
Iran Attempts to Block Religious Minorities from Public OfficeNovember 6, 2017 — ICC Note: Iranian MPs are seeking to alter the law so that Iranians are only allowed to vote for candidates who belong to their own religious group, effectively blocking religious...
New Details Emerge About Arrest of Iranian Convert Who Remains ImprisonedNovember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: More details emerge regarding the arrest of Iranian convert Abdol Ali Pourmand, a member of the Message of Peace house church in Dezful who was captured on October...
Homes of Members of Underground Church Raided by Iranian Authorities, Members ArrestedOctober 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Two Iranian Christian converts recently arrested were members of the Message of Peace House Church, according to reports. The authorities do not allow for the operation of house...
Iranian Authorities Raid Christian’s Home, Threaten Him With Death Because of FaithOctober 24, 2017 — ICC Note: Yet another Iranian Christian convert, Abdol Ali Pourmand, has been arrested in the city of Dezful. He was arrested on Saturday during a raid on his home, with...
2 Weeks Later, Iranian Christian Still Does Not Know Why He Is ImprisonedOctober 23, 2017 — ICC Note: The whereabouts of a newly converted Iranian Christian remain unknown two weeks after he was arrested, and his family has yet to be informed of the charges. It...
Iranian Authorities Arrest Another Christian Convert, Whereabouts UnknownOctober 16, 2017 — ICC Note: Iran has arrested yet another Iranian convert to Christianity, his whereabouts so far unknown. Mohammad Ali Torabi was arrested on October 10 at his office in Dezful, a...
The Gospel Received With Great Openness in Iran Despite Regime’s PersecutionOctober 5, 2017 — ICC Note: Iran has been labeled a country of particular concern by the State Department under the International Religious Freedom Act since the year 1999. Over fifteen years later, the...
Four Iranian Christian Converts Appear Before Court, Appealing 10 Year SentencesOctober 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Today, four Iranian Christians are expected to appear at an appeal hearing where their lawyer will contest their 10-year prison sentences. The verdict was received on July 6th...
Iran’s Inhumane Treatment of Prisoners of Conscience Continues Despite International PressureOctober 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Iran’s inhumane treatment of prisoners of conscience, an unknown number of whom are religious prisoners, is a cause of great concern. Christian prisoners are subjected to even harsher...
Iranian Christian Couple Filmed Praying at Funeral ArrestedOctober 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Two newly converted Iranian Christians, a married couple, were arrested by security forces on September 11 and their situation remains unclear. Prior to their arrest, the couple was...
Iranian Christians Escape Country to be Baptized, Then They ReturnSeptember 28, 2017 — ICC Note: A group of twenty Iranian Christians recently embarked to a secret location in order to be baptized. Although this action could result in any number of charges, including...
Iranian Regime Steps Up Persecution of Christian ConvertsSeptember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: Iranian national media have reported that several Christians in Tehran, Rey, and Pardis have been arrested as a result of a video published showing dozens of Christian literature...
