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...

Iran: Two Christians Released and One Still in Detention

June 1, 2016 — ICC Note: On May 13, five Christians were arrested in a series of house raids in Rasht, Iran. Two were released the same day, while the remaining three faced exorbitant...

Female Christian Prisoner Goes on Hunger Strike as Authorities Refuse Her Medical Care

May 31, 2016 — ICC Note: Iranian Christian prisoner, Maryam Zargaran has gone on a hunger strike after prison authorities refused to provider her with proper medical attention. Maryam has needed consistent and intensive...

Iran Exorbitant Bail Set For Imprisoned Christians

May 25, 2016 — ICC Note:The three Christians arrested alongside Pastor Nadarkhani in Iran are still awaiting release from Lakan Prison. The bails set for the men have a pending payment assigned of 100,000,000...

Female Christian Prisoner Faces Health Issues in Iranian Prison

May 23, 2016 — ICC Note: Christian prisoner, Maryam Zargaran, is suffering from vast physical ailments in her Iranian cell, while the prison officials refuse to provide her with proper medical care. Maryam is...

USCIRF: Violations on religious freedom in Iran increasing

May 18, 2016 — ICC Note: The latest report for USCIRF has identified Iran as a country seeing continuing and growing violations against religious minorities, including Christians, Baha'is and Sunni Muslims. The systematic violations...

Iranian church pastor released from detention; three church members still held

May 16, 2016 — ICC Note: Iranian pastor, Youcef Nadarkahani, and his wife have been released from custody after being arrested last week during a house raid. CSW reported that 10 Christian homes were...

Iran Religious Persecution Increasing Despite Nuclear Deal, USCIRF Reports

May 5, 2016 — ICC Note: USCIRF has released new information showing that despite the nuclear deal with Iran, religious minorities continue to suffer an increased degree of persecution in the country. Christians, Baha'is...