Two Christians in Iran sentenced to prison for their faith were locked up on Dec. 16 and 20, and a Christian woman was summoned to begin serving her five-year prison term two days before Christmas, according to an advocacy group dedicated promotion of religious freedom in Iran.

Apostasy – specifically, conversion to Christianity from Islam – is punishable by death in Iran. Suspected Christians are routinely

Christians are bringing light amid the evil, with many treating the wounded at homes to avoid certain arrest at hospitals. Christians are also taking food and water into crowds of protesters amid Iran’s humanitarian crisis.

Something extraordinary is unfolding in Iran, and it represents a far deeper rupture than Western headlines have been willing to acknowledge

As the world prepares to celebrate New Year's, five Iranian Christians will mark the season behind prison bars. These individuals were sentenced to 50 years in prison for Christian activities such as prayer, baptism, and distributing Bibles. This news ...

The arrests occurred in Tehran, Rasht, Urmia, Kermanshah, and Varamin, with a further arrest in Kerman before the conflict, UK-based non-profit Article18 claimed. Iran's Intelligence Ministry has arrested at least 21 Christians in the two weeks following ...

Christianity has a long and intricate history in Iran, predating many other regions of the world. Iranian Christian communities have preserved their faith and cultural identity for centuries. Today, Iran hosts one of the oldest continuous Christian ...

In Iran, whose ancient kings etched freedom of religion into stone, today’s rulers raid living rooms for Bibles, surveil Jewish schools, and bulldoze Bahá’í cemeteries. The Islamic Republic is waging a war on the heritage of faith and freedom woven ...

(RNS) — Two Iranian Christian asylum-seekers were arrested by masked federal agents in Los Angeles on Tuesday (June 24), days after a wider sweep by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeting Iranian nationals in the U.S. in the wake of the ...