New crackdown on Iranian Christians

Luke Randall  |  World
Date posted:  26 Aug 2025
Share Add       
New crackdown on Iranian Christians

Imamzadeh Saleh in Iran. Source: iStock

More than 20 Christians have been arrested in Iran as part of a crackdown on religious freedom following the agreement of a ceasefire between Iran, Israel and the United States.

Charges brought against believers by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence have not been made public, but several are believed to centre around the possession of Bibles as well as a newly proposed law that threatens brutal repercussions for working with what the regime brands “hostile states”, including the US and Israel.

According to Open Doors, laws like this are regularly used to target Christian converts who are branded as “Zionists” or members of “deviant sects”.

Share
< Previous article| World| Next article >
Read more articles on:   Iran  /  persecuted church
Read more articles by Luke Randall >>
World
Evangelical good news in Spain

Evangelical good news in Spain

Evangelical venues account for more than half of Spain’s non-Catholic worship places, ahead of 16 other minority religious groups, and …

World
Gaza: New call for peace

Gaza: New call for peace

The war between Israel and Hamas must end and the oft-discussed “two-state solution” is “achievable” in the long term if …

About en

Our vision, values and history

Read more

New here?

Register and get three free articles each month!

Register