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UN experts demand explanation for St Peter’s Church confiscation
Two UN experts sent an official communication to the Islamic Republic of Iran over the summer,...
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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...
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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Denying prisoners religious books, instruction violates rights – UN rapporteur
Providing detainees with access to their holy books and religious instruction should be considered among the “minimum standards” that States must respect in order not to violate their rights, says the UN’s Special Rapporteur on FoRB
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UN hears contrasting narratives of life for Christians in Iran
Two side events the day before Iran’s Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations highlight once again the chasm between what the Islamic Republic says about its treatment of religious minorities and the reality of their lived experience.
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‘This church is closed due to major repairs. Please do not return’
When Iranian-American journalist Tara Jamali returned to Iran after an absence of 20 years, she was shocked to discover the church she attended as a student boarded up.
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