Iran: pastor charged with action against national security

Iran: pastor charged with action against national security

Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, sentenced to death for apostasy and later acquitted in 2012, has now been charged with “acting against national security”. On 24th July Yousef Nadarkhani was summoned to the 13th Branch of the Revolutionary Court in Rasht. He was formerly...
Iran: Christian prisoner denied release

Iran: Christian prisoner denied release

Christian prisoner Maryam Naghash Zargaran has been denied unconditional release by an Iranian court at the request of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS). Maryam, who was granted medical furlough for a range of health issues in June 2016, returned to Evin...
Iran: four Christians arrested, Amin Khaki freed

Iran: four Christians arrested, Amin Khaki freed

Relatives and friends request prayer for three Azeri Christians and an Iranian Christian who were arrested on 24th June and remain in detention in Tehran. On Friday 24th June security agents raided an engagement party in Tehran attended by Eldar Gurbanov, Yusif...
Iran: Christian prisoner physically abused

Iran: Christian prisoner physically abused

Ebrahim Firouzi, a Christian prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison in Iran, has suffered physical abuse at the hands of prison guards when he was forced to attend an appeal hearing. On 21st August 2013 Ebrahim was arrested with two friends during a raid by plain-clothed...
Iran: Christian prisoner denied release

Iran: Christian returns to prison after medical furlough

Yesterday (27th June) Maryam Naghash Zargaran returned to Evin Prison after the prosecutor’s office refused to extend her medical leave to complete her treatment. Maryam, a believer from a Muslim background, has been held for nearly three years in Evin Prison in...