A call for prayer has been requested by four Iranian Christian converts facing a potential 10-year sentence in an appeal hearing on Wednesday. Yousef Nadarkhani, Mohammadreza Omidi, Yasser Mossayebza...
Some 500 Christian converts from Iran have sought asylum in Turkey following persecution by the authorities, according to a Kurdish news website. Rudaw published a video from Van in Turkey, close to ...
A court has rejected an appeal made on behalf of four Iranian Christian converts who were all charged with propagating house churches and promoting "Zionist Chr Yousef Nadarkhani, Mohammadreza Omidi,...
Christians in Iran are calling on believers around the world to pray for a family targeted by security forces. According to religious freedom charity Middle East Concern, Amir Taleipour and wife Mahn...
An Iranian Christian has been allowed out of prison to receive medical treatment just days after an urgent prayer request for her. Last week, Middle East Concern said it was worried about the wellbei...
A third Iranian Christian has been granted bail in the country. Since 2015 over 150 Christians have been detained by authorities in the country and many kept without reason.One of them, Mohamma...
There have been more crackdowns on Christians in Iran with reports of confiscations of Bibles, laptops, Christian CDs and literature. Christian Solidarity Worlwdie says intelligence agents entered th...
Christians are being called to pray for an Iranian Christian who is urgent need of medical care. Maryam Naghash Zargaran is being blocked access to treatment for long standing health problems as the ...
Judges in Iran have sentenced a Christian man to have his lips burnt for eating during the Muslim holy month. A cigarette was used on the man in front of crowds at a square in the city of Kermanshah....
Religious freedom charity Middle East Concern (MEC) says it's thanking God following the release of Maryam Naghash Zargaran from prison. She served a full four year sentence, which began in July 2013...
A Christian anti-persecution charity is celebrating the early release of a member the Church of Iran from prison. Suroush Saraie has been held in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz since 5th July 2014, follo...
A 20 year-old woman has been arrested after reporting to police that another woman had pushed her and hit her in the face for not wearing her headscarf properly Fatemeh Mohammadi, 20, was assaulted o...
An advocacy charity has urged believers to pray for four Iranian Christians who face a court hearing today. Middle East concern has said that Amin Khaki, Hossein Barounzadeh, Mohammad Bahrami and Rah...
The persecution of Christians in Iran is getting worse and many now face "severe physical and psychological torture," a new report from a group of MPs and peers An investigation by the All Party Parl...
Four Iranian Christians have been left waiting to see if they will be found guilty of crimes against national security. The hearing for Yousef Nadarkhani (pictured), Yaser Mosibzadeh, Saheb Fadayee a...
A church leader in Iran has been telling Premier of the personal cost of being a Christian there. The man - who can't be named for security reasons - has been describing what life is like for believe...
According to anti-persecution group Christian Solidarity Worldwide, three Christians who were facing the death sentence have had the charges dropped. Pastor Matthias Haghnejad, pastor Behnam Irani an...
Christians in Iran are calling for prayer following more action against believers there. The latest incident saw another church raided by government agents with the locks changed last month. The cros...
Anti-persecution charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide believe Revd Robert Asserian was taken by authorities to an undisclosed location on Tuesday morning. There're calls to release a pastor who's b...
Well-known persecuted Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani has been detained after a violent raid on his home this week. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), police smashed the front door of the pa...
