Hojatoleslam Ali Younesi, President Hassan Rohani’s adviser for ethnic groups and religious minorities, visited a church and a synagogue in the city of Shiraz on Friday.Presidentˈs special assistant for ethnic and religious minorities Ali Younesi said religious extremist notion like that of the al-Qaeda has no place in Islamic thinking because it poses threat […]
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More Christian Converts Arrested in Tehran and Isfahan
Several individuals were arrested during a raid on a house church in Western Tehran late last week, a source informed about the recent arrests of Christian converts in Tehran told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Four of the detainees are Parham Farazmand, Sara Sardsirian, Sedigheh Kiani, and Mona Fazli. “On Friday, […]
Arrests of two members of the Immanuel Presbyterian church in Tehran
According to sources close to the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), Mehrdad Sajjadi (34 y/o)—a member of the Board of Trustees of the Immanuel Presbyterian church in Tehran—was arrested along with his wife, Forough Dashtianipour, in late May 2012.
Christian Church Closed by Iranian Authorities
Security forces in Iran closed down an Iranian church in the “Jannat-Abad” region in Tehran, Tuesday, reports HRA News website. The measure is in line with rising pressures by the Iranian regime on the Iranian-Christian minority throughout the country.
Revolutionary Guard Takes Over Iranian Church Oversight
Protestant Church Shutdown Sparks Fears of Coming Closure Spree Iranian authorities should allow the Assembly of God church in western Tehran to reopen immediately, and should stop persecuting Persian-language churches, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
Photos: Last Moments Of A Historic Church In Kerman
Photos by Hamid Sadeghi, Mehr News Agency A historic church in Kerman, which had been registered in Iran’s national monuments list, is the latest victim of ruthless bulldozers! The church was flattened last week and perhaps this way its misery due to years of neglect came to an end! Many other historic monuments in […]