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...
Iran Seeks Regional “Eliminationism” of ChristiansMarch 7, 2022 — 03/07/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran is an overlooked source of Christian persecution in the Middle East, according to a senior fellow with The Philos Project. In a recent presentation,...
Iran Seeks Regional “Eliminationism” of ChristiansMarch 7, 2022 — 03/07/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran is an overlooked source of Christian persecution in the Middle East, according to a senior fellow with The Philos Project. In a recent presentation,...
Iranian Christians Acquitted of Charges But Some Face New ChallengesMarch 4, 2022 — 03/04/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Nine Iranian Christian converts were acquitted by a Tehran appeal court over charges of “acting against national security” and “promoting Zionist Christianity.” However, one...
Iranian Christians Acquitted of Charges But Some Face New ChallengesMarch 4, 2022 — 03/04/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Nine Iranian Christian converts were acquitted by a Tehran appeal court over charges of “acting against national security” and “promoting Zionist Christianity.” However, one...
Iranian Parliament Pursues Internet Regulation BillFebruary 28, 2022 — 02/28/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) - Members of Iran’s parliament pushed forward an internet regulation bill that would provide sweeping changes for business, government oversight, and civilian use. The “Bill to...
U.S. Nearing Agreement with Iran on Nuclear Deal Despite Ongoing PersecutionFebruary 25, 2022 — 2/25/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the United States and Iran are nearing a deal to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement....
Christian Convert Faces Deportation to Iran from Turkey After Six YearsFebruary 23, 2022 — 02/23/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Hekmat Salimi, an Iranian Christian convert and Anglican minister, fled Iran six years ago with his wife and daughter after years of harassment and...
Iran Forces Islamic Re-Education ClassesFebruary 4, 2022 — 02/04/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Ten Iranian Christian converts previously cleared of all accusations are being forced by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to participate in “re-education” classes led...
Iran-Backed Factions in Iraq Deteriorate Security SituationFebruary 1, 2022 — 02/01/2022 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In the crisis-torn country of Iraq, a recent interview with the leader of Asaib Ahl al Haq, an Iraqi-based radical group in support of Iran,...
Iranian Supreme Court Rules Inconsistently Against Christian ConvertsJanuary 29, 2022 — 01/29/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – In the past several months, decisions by branches of Iran’s Supreme Court have lifted and dashed the hope of Iranian Christians. Two groups of Christians...
Iranian Christian Recently Rearrested on 9-Year-Old ChargesJanuary 22, 2022 — 01/22/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Addolreza Ali (Matthias) Haghnejad, one of the nine Christians released on December 30, was rearrested on January 15 and transferred back to Anzali Prison...
Iranian Supreme Court Questions Charges of National Security, Releasing Nine ChristiansJanuary 5, 2022 — 01/05/2022 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Nine Iranian Christian converts currently serving five-year prison sentences have been conditionally released while their case is under review. Authorities released one man on December...
U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Progress as Iranian Christians Continue to SufferDecember 10, 2021 — 12/10/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – As the United States and Iran come closer to reaching agreement on the renewal of a nuclear deal for Iran, Christians continue to face...
Daughters of Arrested Iranian Christian Man Still “Visibly Suffer”December 10, 2021 — 12/10/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – In November 2015, Marjan and Mani’s daughters were home at the time of a raid that later led to a one-year prison sentence for the...
Iranian Supreme Court Orders Review of Imprisoned Christians’ CaseDecember 7, 2021 — 12/07/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Nine Iranian Christians who were arrested in 2019 received notice that a high court in Tehran is reviewing their five-year prison sentences. The Supreme Court...
