Two Iranian Believers Face New Charges, Mounting Pressure From AuthoritiesSeptember 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Two Iranian believers are facing new charges following their re-arrest in July 2017. Eskandar Rezaei and Soroush Saraei have faced mounting pressure from authorities over the last five years...
Iranian Authorities Restrict Medical Aid to Prisoners Protesting Harsh TreatmentSeptember 12, 2017 — ICC Note: The number of participants in a hunger strike in one of Iran’s harshest prisons has reportedly grown despite pressure from the authorities to end the strike. At least...
Iran Tells Christian Students: Study Islam or be ExpelledSeptember 8, 2017 — ICC Note: Iran’s government has denied Christian children belong to the country’s largest house church movement separate religious education, forcing them to study Shi’a Islamic teachings under threat of expulsion...
Iranian Christian Convert Hadi Asgari Now Imprisoned For One YearSeptember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Hadi Asgari, an Iranian Christian convert, has now spent more than a year in prison and is still waiting for his appeal. He has been sentenced to ten...
Iranian Judge Famous for Cruel Sentences Will Hear Appeal of Four ChristiansSeptember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: An Iranian judge accused of repeatedly facilitating the miscarriage of justice will oversee an appeal hearing launched by a pastor and three other Christians who have been accused by...
Health of Christian Imprisoned In Iran DeterioratesSeptember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: During the last several weeks, over a dozen prisoners at Iran’s Rajaee Shar Prison have been on a hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions of their imprisonment....
Christianity Grows in Iran Despite Intense PersecutionAugust 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Iran is constitutionally defined as an Islamic Republic, and the state dedicates a significant amount of resources in support of advancing Islamic teachings within the country. Authorities systematically...
Iranian Convert Prevented From Leaving CountryAugust 24, 2017 — ICC Note: Maryam Naghash Zargaran is an Iranian convert from Islam who in 2013 was arrested alongside Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini for “violating national security." Despite completing her four year...
Iran Rejects Accusations that it has Poor Religious FreedomAugust 17, 2017 — ICC Note: The US released its report on religious freedom across the world and criticized states like Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia for their poor records on religious freedom. Iran...
Christians are Leaving Iran to Seek SafetyAugust 16, 2017 — ICC Note: Iranian authorities are cracking down on Christians in an attempt to stop its explosive growth. In response, Christians are leaving Iran. About 500 Christian converts are seeking safety...
Despite Islamic Indoctrination, Christianity is Growing Among Iranian YouthAugust 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Despite the Iranian government’s attempt to control Christianity, young people in Iran are becoming Christians at “exponential rates.” Even Islamic religious leaders recognize the growth in Christianity and...
Wife of Iranian Pastor Charged with “Acting Against Iranian National Security”August 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Shamiram Isavi Khabizeh is the wife of Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz, one of the Iranian pastors sentenced to 10-years in prison during the past year. In June 2017,...
Is ISIS Heading for Iran Next?August 8, 2017 — ICC Note: After its displacement in Mosul and its impending displacement in Raqqa, ISIS must look for other regions to develop. Northern Egypt has become one popular location for ISIS,...
Iranian Christian Arrested for her Faith was Denied Medical Aid While in PrisonAugust 3, 2017 — ICC Note: Iranian authorities released Maryam Naghash Zargaran, an Iranian Christian, from prison after she served a four year sentence. She was arrested in 2013 for “security violations” after helping...
Iranian Christian who Threatened Hunger Strike is Released on BailJuly 31, 2017 — ICC Note: An Iranian Christian who helped operate house churches was arrested several years ago for “acting against national security.” He received a 10-year prison sentence but received an additional...
Muslim Asylum Seekers Come to Christ in FinlandJuly 29, 2017 — ICC Note: When the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran parishes realized that Iranian, Afghan and Iraqi asylum seekers were attending services, they decided to create special religious education classes. Many of these...
