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April 16, 2024
Christian convert baptized in Malaysia given prison sentence on return to Iran
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
April 10, 2024
The Silent War: Persecution of Christians in Iran
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
April 5, 2024
Iran: Christian charged with ‘making false religious claims’
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
March 18, 2024
Iran: ‘My whole life was affected by persecution and harassment due to my faith’
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
March 4, 2024
Iran violently clamps down on Christians amid reports of torture, fines and floggings
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
March 1, 2024
Iran: Christian convert imprisoned and exiled by Islamic Republic ‘died of heart attack’
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
February 25, 2024
Iran: Christians experiencing ‘1984-style nightmare’
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
February 20, 2024
Iran: At Least 166 Christians Arrested in Last Year for Their Faith
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
February 6, 2024
Iran: Christian brothers charged with ‘deviant educational or propaganda activities contrary to holy Islamic law’
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
January 28, 2024
Iran: Arrested Christian convert held incommunicado in unknown location, parents ‘very worried’
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
January 7, 2024
Iran: 60-year-old Christian convert summoned to begin six-year sentence for “promoting ‘Zionist’ Christianity”
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
December 29, 2023
Iran: Armenian Christian remains in Evin Prison four months after arrest
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
December 22, 2023
Iran: Christian couple due to be questioned, just months after husband was released from prison
On December 14, ChristianPersecution.com reported on the persecution of Milad Goodarzi. Here is additional information on his case. The U.S. State...
December 14, 2023
Iran: Two Christians detained in unknown location after coordinated arrests
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
November 23, 2023
Iran: ‘Our daughter was terrified, running around the room, shaking and crying’
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
September 19, 2023
Iran: Pastor begins 10-year sentence for his ‘disturbing’ teachings
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
September 15, 2023
Iran: ‘Hearing the door knock, the fear that struck me on the day of my arrest came over me again’
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
August 22, 2023
Iran: At least 10 Christians still detained as numbers of arrests and affected cities rise
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
August 14, 2023
Iran targets minorities one year after Mahsa Amini’s death, 69 Christians arrested
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...
July 27, 2023
Iran: ‘I carry the grief of my son’s death like a suppressed cry’
The U.S. State Department has classified Iran as a “country of particular concern” for “having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations...

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Quick facts

  • While about 30 percent of the world’s population identifies as Christian, 80 percent of all acts of religious discrimination are directed at Christians.

    Source: International Society for Human Rights

  • Christians face persecution in more than 60 Countries.

    Source: U.S. State Department

  • Millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death because of their religious convictions and cultural/ethnic identification.

    Source: Open Doors USA

  • Between 2007 and 2014, Christians have been targeted for harassment in more countries than any other religious group.

    Source: Pew Research

  • Christian responses to persecution are almost always nonviolent and, with very few exceptions, do not involve acts of terrorism.

    Source: Under Caesar’s Sword