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Syria: Structural damage to Christian places of worship from 7.8-magnitude quake
Author: Dale Gavlak
Publication Date: 7/2/2023
Source: Abouna
Catholic and other humanitarian agencies are calling Monday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake and a second tremor striking southern Turkey and northern Syria “tragic” and are appealing for aid.
Iran sees Christian as threat to national security
Author: Cornelis Boon
Publication Date: 4/2/2023
Source: Christian Network Europe
Iranian Christians are among the most persecuted faith groups in the world. What are they going through? A personal story.
"I faced oppression from a very early age", says Dabrina Bet-Tamraz. The 37-year-old lived in the Iranian capital Tehran until 2009, where her father was a pastor in an Assyrian church. Now Dabrina lives in Switzerland. She is a pastor there and helps political refugees from Iran as a human rights activist. Recently, she visited the Open Doors Conference at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Iran: Christian convert released on bail still faces charges
Publication Date: 2/2/2023
Source: Middle East Concern
On 28 January Anahita (Anna) Khademi, the wife of pastor Abdolreza (Matthias) Haghnejad was released on bail of 180 million tomans (approximately US $4,000). She still faces charges, including “propaganda against the system” and “disturbing public opinion.”
Called A “Whore” And “Infidel:” The Story Of An Iranian Christian Woman Abused In Custody
Author: Maryam Dehkordi
Publication Date: 2/2/2023
Source: IranWire
An Armenian Christian woman was brutally detained during a protest in the Iranian capital in October 2022, at the peak of the ongoing demonstrations demanding more freedoms and women’s rights.
Iranian Christian asylum seekers caught up in Turkey’s deportation drive
Publication Date: 27/1/2023
Source: Article 18
Article18 has received firsthand testimonies from five Iranian Christian refugee families – 17 individuals in total – who have been arrested in Turkey in recent weeks and taken to “removal centres”, where they have been detained and threatened with deportation.
Four Christians arrested in Iran
Publication Date: 12/1/2023
Source: Christian Today
A Christian church leader and his wife are among four Christians arrested in Iran in the last few weeks.
Pastor Matthias Haghnejad, a leader in the Church of Iran denomination, was on furlough from prison when he was arrested and returned to prison on 26 December.
Iranian Christians Persevere Under Intense Persecution
Publication Date: 27/1/2023
Source: Persecution - International Christian Concern
Christians continue to face increased pressure and persecution as the Iranian authorities tighten their grip on the nation in response to nationwide protests since September 2022 that have shaken the Islamic Republic of Iran’s entire social and political system. Christian converts from Islam in particular face persecution, including imprisonment of house church leaders and denial of their basic rights as citizens.
The persecution of Christians in Iran debated at the European Parliament
Author: Willy Fautré
Publication Date: 27/1/2023
Source: The European Times
The persecution of Christians in Iran was the focus of the presentation of the 2023 World Watch List of the Protestant NGO Open Doors yesterday, Thursday 25 January, at the European Parliament (EP). According to their report, 360 million Christians around the world suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith, 5621 Christians were murdered and 2110 church buildings were attacked last year.
