Iran Detains Christian For “Evangelism”
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- There is mounting concern about the fate of a Christian man who is jailed in Iran on charges of evangelism. Hossein Saketi Aramsari, also known as Stephen among his friends, has been detained since July 23, including in the city of Karaj, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Tehran, Iranian Christians said.
URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Iran Supreme Court Sentences Pastor To Death
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence of an Iranian pastor for leaving Islam and he was under pressure Saturday, July 2, to recant his faith in Christ, trial observers told BosNewsLife.
BREAKING NEWS: Iran Threatens To Kill Evangelical Christians Unless They “Repent”, Christians say
>Evangelical refugees targeted
>Execution threats linked to Iranian security forces
>Move expected to add pressure on Pastor Nadarkhani
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Militants with suspected ties to Iranian security forces have threatened to kill nearly a dozen evangelical Christians who fled Iran unless they "repent" and return to Islam, well-informed sources told BosNewsLife early Sunday, October 2.
Concerns Over Health Jailed Iranian Pastor
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Jailed Iranian pastor Behnam Irani, who potentially faces the death penalty for "apostasy", or abandoning Islam, suffers of "various medical problems" in part because of prison mistreatment, an official assisting him with advocacy told BosNewsLife Friday, September 28.
Iran Launches New Crackdown On Christians, Activists Say
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christian rights activists say they are alarmed by a reported new government crackdown on devoted Christians in Iran under the recently elected President Hassan Rouhani.
NEWS ALERT: Iran Court Postpones ‘Execution Trial’ Of Evangelical Christians
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
Iran Detains Dozens Of Christian Converts As Rights Group Urge World To Intervene
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- A group of 19 influential human rights groups have urged the United Nations and the international community to help protect Christian converts in Iran saying scores of believers were detained for leaving Islam. In a statement to BosNewsLife the activists said that the "Islamic Republic of Iran" has been "homing in on converts from a Muslim background".
Worldwide Pressure On Iran To Release Pastor Nadarkhani
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
TEHRAN/THE HAGUE (BosNewsLife)-- Global pressure was increasing Saturday on Iran to halt the execution of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, with over one million people reportedly participating in an online social networking service demanding his release and actions across Europe.
BREAKING NEWS: Iran Detains Christian Songwriter Near Turkish Border
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- Iranian Christian songwriter and church worker Alireza Seyyedian was detained Wednesday, March 14, at the Iranian-Turkish border while trying to flee Iran, a friend who assists him told BosNewsLife.
URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Iran Pastor Slated For Execution Remains ‘Faithful To Christ’
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- The leader of one of Iran's largest Protestant movements who faces imminent execution for abandoning Islam says he remains faithful to Christ, despite pressure from Iranian authorities to change his mind, according to a message from prison seen by BosNewsLife Saturday, October 30.