Bent on suppressing Christianity in Iran, Islamic courts handed down six times more prison time to persecuted Christians in 2024 than the previous year, according to advocacy group Article 18.

When you think of Iran and religion ... However, he said that family and friends are often easier on Christian converts than ...

Muslims who convert to Christianity place themselves at severe risk of government retaliation. Armenian and Assyrian Christians, who have deep roots in Iran and the surrounding region, are also ...

Christian activities seen as crimes in Iran in graphic from Article 18 report. (Article 18) LONDON (Morning Star News) – Bent ...

In the year just ended at least 96 Christians, mostly converts from Islam in a nation ... decision-making processes and operational procedures of Iran's judiciary and security apparatus” amid ...

Three Christians rearrested for their faith in Iran were subjected to torture and asked to write letters renouncing their belief in Jesus amid the reality of a sixfold increase in prison sentences ...

An Iranian pastor who fled his own country is now facing threats of deportation from Turkiye, where he has lived and ministered for the past decade. Mojtaba Ahmadi is facing unclear and contested ...

Reverend John Smith was arrested twice after converting to Christianity in Iran before fleeing to Australia and founding the country's first Persian speaking Methodist church. Sign up now for the ...

He was born into a Muslim family and made the difficult decision to convert to Christianity in Iran, and eventually changed his name. A service at his church in Melbourne. Source: Pastor John ...