Tag: Youcef Nadarkhani

Croatian government urged not to expel Iranian Christians

April 5, 2017 Asylum seekers, Calais, Converts, Croatia, Europe, Iran, Islamic extremism, Youcef Nadarkhani

Iran is not a safe place for those who have converted to Christianity. Photo: Open Doors Netherlands

Activists and representatives of the Croatian Baptist Church are urging the state not to deport Christian asylum-seekers to Iran, saying they could face serious consequences because of their faith, reports Balkan Insight. Iran is known to be a country where living as a Christian is difficult, especially for those who . . . Read More

Iranians end hunger strike

February 17, 2017 Iran Amin Afshar Naderi, Amir Saman Dashti, Armenians, Assyrians, Ebrahim Firouzi, Hadi Asgari, Mohammad Dehnavi, Mohammad Reza Omidi, Ramil Bet-Tamraz, Saheb Fadaie, Tehran, Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Youcef Nadarkhani

Amin Afshar Naderi, left, and Hadi Asgari began their hunger strike on 5 February.Article 18 UPDATE (17 Feb) Two imprisoned Iranian Christians have ended their hunger strike after being promised medical care and progress in their case. Amin Afshar Naderi and Hadi Asgari, both of whom had reportedly suffered . . . Read More

Another court hearing, but no end in sight for Iranian Christian converts

December 14, 2016 Iran Amir Saman Dashti, Apostasy, Converts, Islamic extremism, Maryam Naghash Zargaran, Mohammad Dehnavi, Mohammad Reza Omidi, Saheb Fadaie, Tehran, Victor Bet-Tamraz, Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Youcef Nadarkhani

Youcef Nadarkhani is greeted by his wife, Tina, after his release from prison in September 2012.The Nadarkhani family A second court hearing took place today (14 Dec.) for four Iranian converts to Christianity charged with “acting against national security”. Youcef Nadarkhani, Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Saheb Fadaie and Mohammad Reza Omidi . . . Read More

Iranian rights groups decry treatment of Christians

November 30, 2016 Iran Apostasy, Converts, Human rights, Religious freedom, Youcef Nadarkhani

Iranian and European human rights and religious rights organisations have urged the international community to use new opportunities for trade with Iran to hold the government there to account over its treatment of Christian converts. Nineteen NGOs, including Middle East Concern, Article 18, Impact Iran and Justice for Iran, issued . . . Read More

Iranian converts appeal against lashes for ‘illegal’ Communion wine

October 10, 2016 Iran Maryam Naghash Zargaran, Mohammad Reza Omidi, Rasht, Saeed Abedini, Saheb Fadaie, Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Youcef Nadarkhani

UPDATE (10 Oct.) Three Iranian Christian converts are appealing after they were sentenced to 80 lashes each for drinking alcohol during Holy Communion. (Non-Muslims are permitted to drink alcohol in Iran, but leaving Islam is forbidden, so any such conversions are not recognised.) Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Saheb Fadaie and Mohammad Reza . . . Read More

Third Iranian Christian granted bail

June 13, 2016 Iran Apostasy, Iran, Mohammad Reza Omidi, Rasht, Saheb Fadaie, Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Youcef Nadarkhani

Mohammad Reza Omidi has been granted bail in the northern city of Rasht after paying the equivalent of $33,000, the same amount as fellow Christians Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Saheb Fadaie, who were released a week earlier. The trio were arrested on 13 May alongside Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian pastor once . . . Read More

Iran: Nadarkhani released, 3 others detained

May 16, 2016 Iran Iran, Mohammad Reza Omidi, Rasht, Saheb Fadaie, Yasser Mossayebzadeh, Youcef Nadarkhani

Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian pastor once , was arrested again on Friday (13 May), but released later that day. His wife Tina was also arrested and released, but three other Christians are still being detained, following raids on a number of Christian homes in the northern city of Rasht. It . . . Read More

Iranian Christians face ‘systematic persecution and prosecution’

May 20, 2013 Iran Ahmed Shaheed, Armenians, Assyrians, Behnam Irani, Converts, Farshid Fathi, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Youcef Nadarkhani

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani greets his wife Fatemah after his release from prison in September 2012.Nadarkhani family for World Watch Monitor Iran’s treatment of its Christian minority has come under fresh scrutiny in recent months with some damning verdicts on the country’s human rights record. Reports from the UK’s Foreign . . . Read More

Jailed Iranian pastor, once facing death, walks free

September 10, 2012 Iran Apostasy, Gilan, Rasht, Youcef Nadarkhani

An Iranian pastor who faced a death sentence because of accusations he abandoned Islam for Christianity walked out jail a free man Saturday, according to a Christian human-rights organisation. After 2 years, 11 months behind bars, Yousef Nadarkhani emerged from jail to rejoin his wife, Fatemeh Pasandideh, and their two sons, reported . . . Read More

Lawyer of Iranian pastor on death row faces prison

May 8, 2012 Iran Ayatollah Khamenei, Converts, Evin Prison, Farshid Fathi, Human rights, Iran, Isfahan, Karaj, Missionaries, Shiraz, Tehran, Youcef Nadarkhani

The main defense lawyer for Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, who is appealing a death sentence, may be facing imminent imprisonment for defending the rights of Iranians, according to Amnesty International. Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, a prominent human rights activist, had been sentenced in July to a nine-year prison sentence and a . . . Read More

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