She paid a price for following Jesus in Iran
“They said if I return to Islam, I could have it all… But how could I forget what Jesus had done for me? The...
Iran executed 900 last year
Iran’s repressive regime executed more than 900 people in 2024 and handed down “scores of death sentences for religious-based charges,” according to a March...
Evangelist receives 10-year prison sentence
Christian convert has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges including engaging
in “propaganda” by “propagating Christianity”, according to an Iranian Christian news...
New believer a profile in courage
Maryam Jalili was 40 years old when she became a Christian, and by then had already been through so much.
At the age of just...
Armenian Christian gets prison sentence
After losing a court appeal in early June, Armenian Hakop Gochymayan received a 10-year
prison sentence for allegedly participating in Christian activities in Iran.
According to Asia News, there...
Iran: Three believers sentenced to 40 years in prison
Three Christian converts including a woman pregnant with her first child have been
sentenced to over 40 years in prison on charges related to their...
Iran: Twelve-year-old girl given 75 lashes for surprising offense
By Sandra Marroquín —
Only 9 years old, Aynaz Cyrus was arrested for singing publicly in Iran. She was put in handcuffs and hauled off...
Christian convert given prison sentence on return to Iran
A Christian convert who was baptized in a church in Malaysia has been sentenced to two
years in prison in Iran for “acting against national...
Eight Christians sentenced to combined 45 years in prison
Eight Iranian Christian converts have been sentenced to a combined total of nearly 45
years in prison.
The eight, who are from the western city of...
Iran: 10-Year prison sentence for house church leader
Mehran Shamloui, a Christian convert, has been denied a retrial for his case by the Iranian Supreme Court.
Shamloui was arrested in 2024 and sentenced to 10 years and...