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Originally published in AINA Six out of every 10 Iranians are prepared to become Christians, an exiled Iranian church leader has claimed. Bishop Edward Hosvepian-Mehr, leader of the non-denominational Iranian Church in Europe, said underground Christian evangelists in Iran had provided the statistics. “We hope that very soon a great […]
Originally published in Faithwire One of the leaders of an organisation working to spread the Gospel to Iranians reports that claims of Middle Easterners encountering Jesus in dreams are “quite common”, with the Lord using these interactions to draw individuals closer to Him. “God is using [dreams] to speak to […]
Originally published in Worthy News Recent comments by a senior Iranian cleric that around 50 000 of Iran’s 75 000 mosques are closed highlight the growth of Christianity in Iran and disillusionment with “the regime’s use of Islam to justify its authoritarian rule”. a prominent human rights activist told Worthy […]
By Charles Gardner Watching a beautiful and vivacious Iranian woman being interviewed in Israel for the Christian Broadcasting Network, you would hardly believe she has endured torture and imprisonment for her faith. But the face of Marziyeh Amirizadeh lights up with joy as her eyes glisten with the love she […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Iranian authorities released two Christian leaders from prison last week after a judge broke with common judicial practice in the country and ruled that home church participation was not illegal, sources said. Throwing out a 2020 conviction, a judge in Branch 34 of the […]
Originally published in Persecution.org Iran executed two Iranian men for alleged charges of blasphemy. Yusef Mehrdad and Sadrullah Fazeli Zare were sentenced to death by hanging after they were arrested in May 2020 for sharing content that “insulted Islamic sanctities” and “insulted the prophet” Reports show that during their imprisonment, […]
By Hedieh Mirahmadi — Originally published in The Christian Post For the first time in history the World Cup took place in a Muslim country, Qatar. In front of billions of people watching worldwide, the Iranian players remained silent as their national anthem played in the stadium. It was a simple but […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The Revolutionary Court of Tehran has sentenced an Iranian-Armenian Christian man to 10 years in prison for establishing a house church, which the judge called “propaganda contrary to and disturbing to the holy religion of Islam,” according to reports. Branch 26 of the Revolutionary […]
Originally published by Voice of the Martyrs On Monday February 28 a verdict was issued by Branch 34 of Tehran’s Appeal Court overturning the convictions of nine Christian converts from Rasht. The nine – Abdolreza (Matthias) Haghnejad, Khalil Daeghanpour, Hossein Kadivar, Kamal Naamanian, Mohammad Vafadar, Mohammad (Sharooz) Eslamdoust, Babak Hosseinzadeh, […]
Originally published by Assist News Service Ruling could see 9 Christians released from prison Iran has decided that belonging to a house church does not make Christians ‘enemies of the state’, according to Open Doors UK & Ireland. The charity reports that the country’s Supreme Court has ruled that nine Christian […]