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An Iranian Christian convert has been released from Evin Prison after two years in detention on charges related to his religious activities. Amir-Ali Minaei, 32, was released on Wednesday, 29 April, as part of an annual amnesty of prisoners.
The Islamic Republic of Iran claims to have arrested three leaders of “a Christian evangelistic network” in the central province of Yazd. State media today quoted Yazd prosecutor Mehdi Hassanpour as saying that three of the “main elements” of the “sect” had been “identified an…
This analysis, by Iranian-Armenian journalist Fred Petrossian, was presented today at the 2026 conference of the Institute for the Study of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Leuven, Belgium. The Shannon–Weaver communication model can be applied to the situation of politi…
This paper, written by Iranian-Armenian journalist Fred Petrossian, was presented today at the 2026 conference of the Institute for the Study of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Leuven, Belgium.
The family of an Iranian Christian convert killed during the January massacre by the Islamic Republic’s security forces continue to be prevented from installing a gravestone over his resting place, according to a report by Iran International.
A podcast by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has championed the suspended refugee programme created nearly 40 years ago to provide a pathway to the United States for persecuted religious refugees, including from Iran.
A Christian convert serving a two-year sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison is being denied access to the medical care she badly needs, according to a report from the Persian-language Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
A lawyer who has defended political prisoners including Iranian Christians has been arrested again in Shiraz, according to reports. According to the Emtedad website, Bahar Sahraian was detained on Saturday, 16 May, while following up on her cases at the Shiraz Revolutionary Co…
A Christian convert and former prisoner of conscience has reportedly been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. According to the Persian-language Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ghazal Marzban, who is a Catholic, has been sentenced to nine years and eight months…
As temperatures peak, Delhi’s informal workers continue working despite growing health risks.
The IDF emphasized that none of its soldiers were operating in the area when the attack occured.
By Pieter Vermeulen, ICC Board Member, as part of a series, “Persecuted but not Forsaken.” Throughout this series, we have seen a pattern emerge across the pages of Scripture. From Abel, whose blood cried out from the ground, to the prophets who were rejected by their own peop…
Though child marriage overall has decreased in recent decades in Pakistan, there has been a rise in the abduction of underage girls from minority faiths who then undergo a forcible conversion to Islam and ensuing marriage to a Muslim. Because of this trend, U.N.
Fulani Christian leaders and converts in Nigeria’s Middle Belt are calling for greater recognition of peaceful Fulani communities, saying they are increasingly trapped between attacks by armed militias and growing public suspicion tied to their ethnic identity.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Hindu nationalist organization widely regarded as the ideological backbone of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has launched an international outreach campaign aimed at countering growing criticism over its role in religiou…
Hours after gunmen killed three pastors returning from a peace conference on May 13 in India, other armed groups started kidnapping Christians. Today, 20 believers are still being held hostage. The three Kuki-Thadou pastors had just attended the United Baptist Convention Assem…
The Egyptian government released an order last week granting legal status to 191 church buildings that previously lacked official recognition. In total, 3,804 churches and related buildings have been approved since the creation of a committee to review churches in 2016, accord…
More than 180 Christian families in 32 villages across Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district in India have reportedly been denied access to communal water sources and livelihood opportunities for the past three weeks as punishment for refusing to leave their Christian faith.
At A Glance: Persecution forced Gladys and her son, Miracle, to flee their home. Yet with assistance from GCR supporters and partners on the ground, Gladys and Miracle have discovered “home” in the midst of a humanitarian crisis.
At A Glance: Three Baptist pastors and their driver were killed in an ambush in Kangpokpi district, Manipur, on May 13. Reports said the group had been traveling after attending a peace-focused church gathering in Churachandpur.
At A Glance: Violent attacks by Boko Haram forced Esther’s family to flee their village in Nigeria. Young Esther struggled, yet practical support and spiritual care brought her to a turning point. Esther completed her teaching degree and returned to the IDP camp where she had…
If you were attacked for your beliefs, could you forgive your attacker? What if you lost your spouse, your parent, or your eyesight? What if you were covered in burn scars from a fire set by a terrorist?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is expanding its hold on Gaza and would move to control 70% of the enclave.
Most High God, thank You for Ebrahim near Borujerd, Iran, and for those he leads in houses of prayer. Thank You for calling them to seek Your face together. According to Psalm 32:10, mercy surrounds the one who trusts in You, we ask that You surround Ebrahim and the people he…
With a long history of persecution, the Hazaras fear the worst under Taliban rule.
The Ebola outbreak continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo despite efforts to contain it.
388M Christians face persecution worldwide, with rising violence, displacement, and killings across Africa, Asia, and beyond.
What does persecution look like in Somalia? Christians in Somalia live in one of the harshest environments in the world, a place where...
Hamas systematically persecute the Christian community in Gaza. Listen to this heartbreaking testimony of kamal tarazi, a Christian that fled from Gaza and got shelter in Israel in 2019. There was ~3,000 Christians, when Hamas took over in Gaza at 2006, now there are only http…
@khamenei_ir I’m an Iranian former Muslim and a Christian. I lived under the terrorist Islamic regime when I was in Iran, the Bible is illegal, conversion from Islamic to Christianity is illegal, just this past December on Christmas the evil Islamic regime gave 50 years prison…
🚨 IRAN SENTENCED A CHRISTIAN WOMAN TO 9 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS IN PRISON - FOR OWNING A BIBLE 🚨 Ghazal Marzban. Catholic convert in Tehran. Regime forces raided her home, seized her Bible and Christian books, and threw her into a Ministry of Intelligence detention center.
Sweeping arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, bans on gatherings and attacks to silence families of victims mark the suffocating militarization imposed in Iran by the Islamic Republic’s authorities in the aftermath of protest massacres, Amnesty International said tod…
Nearly 80% of respondents sought information on relocating through Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings, according to findings presented to senior Israeli officials
Crisis Group analyzes how the conflict in Sudan is destabilizing eastern Chad — with refugee flows, cross-border raids, and growing risks for Christian communities in the borderlands.
The WHO has declared a public-health emergency as Ebola cases cross the porous Congo–Uganda border, straining mission hospitals and rural clinics across the region.
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What does persecution look like in Iran? Christians in Iran are heavily and systemically repressed, as the authorities seek to root out what...
The “scapegoating” of Christians, especially after the 12-day war with Israel, is the focus of the 2026 joint annual report on “Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran”, published today by Article18 in partnership with Open Doors, CSW and Middle East Concern.
@chinaaid on May 28, 2026: "Breaking: 77-Year-Old Pastor Sentenced for Bible Studies Amid Crackdown That Jailed 31 Christian Missionaries in Suizhou Suizhou, Hubei Province — On May 21, 2026, the Zengdu District People’s Court sentenced 77-year-old Pastor Yang Zhijin to three…
International Prayer Connections (IPC) outlines the latest flashpoints around the Strait of Hormuz and how renewed regional tensions are pressing on the church in Iran.
It is remarkable how God can lead a person through great hardship and shape them into a servant prepared for His mission. Mrs Han is one such believer.
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