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The US missionary who spent nine weeks in Evin Prison
This is the true story of a US missionary who travelled to Iran on a two-week tourist visa but...
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Iranian-born bishop interviewed for House of Lords podcast
Iranian-born Church of England bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani was interviewed recently for a new...
Aida Najaflou
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Charge:
Propaganda (Article 500), gathering and collusion, insulting the Supreme Leader -
Sentence:
17 years in prison -
Urgent Concern:
Denied medical care; rheumatoid arthritis and spinal injury risk
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Ghazal Marzban
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Charge:
“Propaganda against the state” + “gathering and collusion against national security” -
Sentence:
9 Years 8 Months -
Held At:
Evin Prison
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Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh, Joseph and Lida Shahbazian and Aida Najaflou
(Last updated: December 2025) Summary Iranian-Armenian couple Joseph and Lida Shahbazian and...
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‘When I was 13, my older brother was murdered on his way back from work’
An extract from a recent BBC recording from British-Iranian bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, daughter of the first Persian bishop of Iran and sister of a martyr of the Iranian Church.
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Why has Iran named a metro station after the Virgin Mary?
At a time when systemic discrimination against Christians in Iran continues unabated, the opening of a new metro station named after Mary and adorned with Christian symbols stands as a striking contradiction.
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