Iranian Authorities’ Refuse to Allow Christian Convert Ebrahim Firoozi to See Dying Mother
Kobra Kamrani holds a sign that says "Ebrahim Firoozi." While battling breast cancer for the past year, Kobra Kamrani’s only wish ...
Tag : christian persecution
July 6, 2017
Four Christian Converts Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment in Trial Lacking Due Process
Three Azeri men from the Republic of Azerbaijan, and one Iranian man--all Protestant Christian converts--have been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court in Iran, according to Mansour Borji, the advocacy director of Article 18, ...
June 8, 2016
Ailing Imprisoned Christian Convert Home On Brief Leave Maintains Demand for Permanent Release
Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, a Christian convert who has been imprisoned since 2013 while suffering from several ailments, has been home with her family on a five-day furlough (temporary leave) since June 6, 2016 following ...
May 31, 2016
Hospitalized Christian Convert Returned to Prison Without Treatment
Imprisoned Christian convert Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, who had no access to legal counsel during her trial in 2013, was hospitalized in Tehran on the third day of her hunger strike on May 29, 2016, ...
January 4, 2016
Persecution of Christian Converts Continues under Rouhani
Christian is Arrested and Taken to Unknown Location Despite President Hassan Rouhani’s pledges during his election campaign in 2013 that “All ethnicities, all religions, even religious minorities, must feel justice,” the targeting of Christian converts for state ...
March 17, 2014
Imprisoned Pastor Chained to Hospital Bed, Wife Says
Saeed Abedini's wife told the Campaign that the the pastor was taken to Dey Hospital in Tehran on March 3, 2014, while his hands and feet were ...
December 7, 2010
Unprecedented Death Sentence for Christian Pastor on Charge of Apostasy
(7 December 2010) The Supreme Court of Iran should immediately reverse the apostasy conviction and death sentence of Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and release him from prison, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The judiciary should also release another pastor, Behrouz ...