Grey Matter in IranAugust 11, 2022 — 08/11/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – He set off to strengthen and deepen his Islamic faith. After poring over the true translation of the Quran and the holy books...
Iranian Court Denies Retrial Requests for Christian ConvertsAugust 9, 2022 — 08/09/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – The Iranian Supreme Court has denied the retrial and release requests for Iranian Armenian Anooshavan Avedian, Christian convert Abbas Souri, and Christian convert Fariba Dalir....
Evil EvinJuly 28, 2022 — 07/28/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – It takes up a strip of land in the Evin neighborhood of Tehran, Iran. But the real estate and walls that serve as...
New Report from USCIRF Outlines Iran’s Misinformation Campaign Against ChristiansJuly 26, 2022 — 07/26/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Christians in Iran continue to face significant challenges on their right to freedom of religion or belief, as found in a recent report from the...
From Death to Life in IranJuly 21, 2022 — 07/21/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – King Cyrus’ legacy is spread throughout the Old Testament. He is the king who helped exiled Jews return to their homeland and rebuild...
A Church Surrounded, Defying the OddsJuly 14, 2022 — 07/14/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – To the surprise of a few, Iran is home to one of the most heavily persecuted Christian communities in the world. Led by...
Iranian Women Spark Church GrowthJuly 9, 2022 — 07/09/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Media broadcasting is the most common way in which the gospel is shared throughout Iran. Given the country’s strict Islamic laws, most Persian...
Iraqi Leader of Expropriated Christian Property Committee Leads Parliamentary ResignationJune 25, 2022 — 06/25/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq’s powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr led a Parliamentary resignation of 73 legislators, leaving the Iran-backed Shiite factions in control of the government to elect...
Seven Iranian Christians Receive Combined 32 Years in PrisonJune 16, 2022 — 06/16/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Last week, on June 7, an Iranian-Armenian pastor was sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian prison. After he was released, the court ordered...
Iranian Church Leader’s 10-Year Prison Sentence UpheldJune 10, 2022 — 06/10/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – On May 29, an appeal court in Iran upheld a decade-long prison sentence for a house-church leader. The Iranian government is imprisoning the Iranian-Armenian...
Iranian Christians Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison and “Deprivation of Social Rights”May 12, 2022 — 05/12/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iranian-Armenian Anooshavan Avedian was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He, alongside two members of his house church, Abbas Soori and Maryam Mohammadi, was also...
Persian-Speaking Christian Converts Protest Right to WorkMay 7, 2022 — 05/07/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Twenty-five Iranian Christian converts signed a joint statement regarding the deprivation of their right to work, according to Article 18. Signatories included several Christians previously...
Iranian Christian Converts Interrogated and ImprisonedApril 26, 2022 — 04/26/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Several Iranian Christian converts face persecution at the hands of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence. Fariba Dalir, age 51, began her two-year prison sentence at...
Rasht Christians in Iran Receive Sentencing and Temporary ReleaseApril 18, 2022 — 04/18/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani was granted temporary furlough from prison, where he is serving a six-year prison sentence on charges of “acting against national security”...
Iranian Survey Identifies Agents and Modes of Religious Minority HarassmentMarch 22, 2022 — 03/22/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Harassment of religious minorities most commonly stems from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Intelligence Ministry but also notably originates with clerics and religious officials, according to...
Iranian Survey Identifies Agents and Modes of Religious Minority HarassmentMarch 22, 2022 — 03/22/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Harassment of religious minorities most commonly stems from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Intelligence Ministry but also notably originates with clerics and religious officials, according to...
