New crackdown on Iranian Christians

Luke Randall  |  World
Date posted:  26 Aug 2025
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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”.

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