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Canadian couple sponsor resettlement of deported Iranian Christian refugee
A Canadian couple who “couldn’t sleep” after reading about the plight of an Iranian Christian...
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‘When I look at Tehran’s Mary metro, I see the eyes they paint shut’
This article, written by US-based lawyer Jason Ian Poblete, was first published on his Substack...
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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ENDURED IMPRISONMENT
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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The Seed of The Sacred Fig gives terrifying glimpse of what persecuted Christians face
The types of psychological – and in some instances physical – torture shown in The Seed of the Sacred Fig mirror the testimonies of the dozens of Christians interviewed by Article18 in recent years.
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‘Psychological torture is much worse than physical because the pain never stops’
Augustine still has nightmares about his time in prison and the multiple “gruelling” interrogation...
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In Memoriam: Rev Edward Hovsepian-Mehr (1950–2026)
By Mansour Borji It is with profound sadness that Article18 mourns the passing of Rev Edward...
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