Iranian President Raisi Nominates Two Cabinet Members With U.S. Sanctions, One Wanted

August 21, 2021 — 08/21/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi submitted his cabinet member candidates to the legislature, with deliberations set to begin today. The 19 nominees are all expected to...

U.S. Pressure Mounts as Iranian Religious Freedom Conditions Continue to Deteriorate

August 19, 2021 — 08/19/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) - Despite Afghanistan taking most of the attention of the United States in recent weeks, the administration continues to be poised against the growing hostility...

Iranian Christian Released Early, But With A Tracker

August 10, 2021 — 08/10/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Just 80 days into his nine-month detention, Iranian Christian convert Reza Zaeemi was released from prison. However, his freedom is restricted as he is required...

Top Sunni Iranian Cleric Omits Christian Minority From Call For Inclusion

August 6, 2021 — 08/06/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Mawlawi Abdul-Hamid, the top-ranking Sunni cleric in Iran, recently spoke out about the discrimination that minorities face under the hardliner authorities. However, his comments seemingly...

Iran’s New Hardliner Government Amidst A Growing Church

August 5, 2021 — 08/05/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – With Islamic hardliners in leadership across all of Iran’s branches of government, Christians are likely to face increased persecution. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

New Judiciary Oversight To Complicate Iranian Christian Cases

July 30, 2021 — 07/30/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – As more Iranian Christian converts face charges and prison time, the Iranian judiciary is creating an environment even less hospitable to positive outcomes for their...

Iran’s New Judiciary Chief Poses Threats to Christians And Human Rights

July 26, 2021 — 07/26/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Gholam-Hussein Mohseni-Ejei, recently elected as Iran’s Judiciary Chief, has been a part of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary regime since its infancy. His election to the...

New Iranian Bill Could Allow Death Penalty for Christian Activity

July 17, 2021 — 07/17/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – A draft bill was passed in Iran’s parliament on June 8 that encourages the death penalty for those found guilty of spying or cooperating with...

Iran’s Persecution Of Religious Minorities Begins At A Young Age

July 10, 2021 — 07/10/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iran’s unacceptance and persecution of religious minorities often begins in the classroom in childhood. Though Iran claims to not persecute Christians and other minorities, terminology...

Iranian Ministry Reaches Millions with the Gospel

July 7, 2021 —

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07/07/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – “I hated every one of you because I considered...

Iranian Christian Convert Denied Parole

July 3, 2021 — 07/03/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – On June 29th Iranian Christian Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh’s request for conditional release from Evin Prison was rejected without explanation. Nasser began his ten-year sentence...

Iranian-Backed Militia Groups Targeted by US Airstrikes

June 29, 2021 — 06/28/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – At the orders of President Joe Biden, the United States military has conducted airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria. These bombings, which...

Churches, Christians in Iran to Face Increased Persecution

June 26, 2021 — 06/26/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – In the wake of Iran’s most recent elections that led to former Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi becoming president, the church in Iran is likely to...

New Iranian President a Threat to both Human Rights and US-Iran Relations

June 21, 2021 — 06/21/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Former Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi has emerged victorious in Iran’s 2021 presidential elections, which were marked with rampant corruption and historically low voter...

Iranian Politics Threaten to Further Regulate Internet Activity

June 17, 2021 — 06/17/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – A proposed Iranian bill on cyberspace regulation has been tabled ahead of the upcoming presidential election on June 18. The bill would further restrict Iranian’s...

Iranian Christian Begins 9-Month Prison Sentence

June 9, 2021 — 06/09/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – Iranian Christian convert Reza Zaeemi submitted himself to Karaj Central Prison for his nine-month prison sentence on June 2. Zaeemi received a summons last month...