Mother of Iranian Christian Prisoner Pleads with Authorities for Her Son’s Release

August 24, 2016 — ICC Note: The mother of Iranian Christian prisoner, Ebrahim Firouzi, is pleading with the Iranian judicial authorities to release him for her sake. Mr. Firouzi’s elderly mother explained through sobs,...

Convert explains journey to Christianity, and why he left Iran

August 17, 2016 — ICC Note: World Watch Monitor recently spoke with a 27-year old Muslim background believer from Iran. In Iran, apostasy is worthy of the death penalty and many who convert are...

Female Christian Prisoner Ended Her Hunger Strike

August 6, 2016 — ICC Note: Maryam Naghash Zargaran, A Christian prisoner in Iran, has ended her hunger strike that lasted for over three weeks. Zargaran is serving four years in prison for her...

Iranian Ministry of Intelligence Denies Christian Prisoner Conditional Release

August 1, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian prisoner in Iran, Maryam Zargaran has been on another hunger strike for over two weeks now. Her health is deteriorating while Iranian courts have refused to grant...

Iran: Three Azerbaijani Pastors Arrested without Charge

July 28, 2016 — Families of Imprisoned Pastors Are Left Fearing for Loved Ones 07/28/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that three Azerbaijani pastors were arrested in...

Iran Pastor Nadarkhani Charged

July 26, 2016 — ICC Note: Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani of the Church of Iran has been arrested and charged with “acting against national security.” Pastor Nadarkhani was arrested in 2010 for apostasy and sentenced...

Iran Detains Azeri, Iranian Evangelicals

July 22, 2016 — ICC Note: In a raid on a Christian engagement party over a month ago, three Azeri Christians and one Iranian Christian were arrested by Iranian authorities. Initially ten people were...

Iranian Christian Prisoner Physically Abused by Prison Guards

July 17, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian prisoner Ebrahim Firouzi in Iran has suffered physical abuse at the hands of prison guards when forced to attend his appeal hearing. Firouzi was arrested in 2013...

Female Christian Prisoner Goes on Hunger Strike Again

July 13, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian convert and Iranian prisoner, Maryam Zargaran has gone on another hunger strike in Evin prison to contest Iran’s refusal to allow her proper medical attention. Zargaran’s last...

Imprisoned Christian in Iran Hopes for Appeal

July 8, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian convert in Iran who is serving a five year prison sentence is expected to have a hearing on his sentence within two weeks. Ebrahim Firoozi, 31, was...

Iranian Christian Again Forced to Return to Prison Before End of Medical Treatment

June 30, 2016 — ICC Note: The latest update on Iranian Christian prisoner Maryam Zargaran. She has been sent back to prison before her medical treatment was properly completed, for the second time since...

Iranian Authorities Refuse to Extend Christian Prisoner’s Medical Leave

June 21, 2016 — ICC Note: Maryam Zargaran was refused her request to extend her medical leave and is being forced to return to prison before her medical treatment is complete. Zargaran is a...

Saving Nineveh: A Catholic Daughter Fights for Her People

June 13, 2016 — ICC Note: The Assyrian Christians are facing a second genocide in the last 100 years. Being the same victims of the Ottoman Empire’s systematic extermination in the early 1920s, these...

Iran Mohammadreza Omidi Released on Bail

June 10, 2016 — ICC Note: Mr. Omidi is the fifth and final Christian to be released on bail from those arrested in a series of house raids in Rasht, Iran on May 13....

Saeed Abedini: Christian Woman Held Captive by Iranian Regime ‘One Step From Death’

June 8, 2016 — ICC Note: More information continues to emerge concerning the health of Iranian Christian prisoner Maryam Zargaran. Though finally released on Monday to receive proper medical treatment, Zargaran’s decline has been...

BREAKING NEWS: Iran Frees Jailed Christian Convert On Health Grounds

June 7, 2016 — ICC Note: Maryam Zargaran was released from Evin Prison in Iran on Monday to receive overdo medical treatment for a longstanding heart problem. Maryam is a Christian convert serving a...