Tag: Iran
Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani released from prison
On 8 September 2012, according to the Iranian court decision, Yousef Nadarkhani, 35-year-old evangelical pastor, was released from prison. In June 2009, he was arrested ... Read More
Armenian community of northern Iran not affected by earthquake
15/8/2012 The August 11 devastating earthquake did not affect the Armenian community of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, diocese representatives told Armenian News-NEWS.am. Head of the ... Read More
Muslim Persecution of Christians: June 2012
Raymond Ibrahim 30/7/2012 U.S.-backed rebels are committing Christian genocide in Syria, where they are sacking churches and issuing threats that all Christians will be cleansed ... Read More
Iran’s St. Thaddeus Church to host Armenian pilgrims
17/7/2012 Scores of Armenians, Assyrians and Catholics from Iran and other countries will attend the annual event as part of their pilgrimage on the Day ... Read More
Armenian Patriarch: Religious minorities are respected in Iran
15/7/2012 Armenian patriarch praised Iran’s officials for creating equal occupation opportunities, activities and religious rites for Christian minorities. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - He added ... Read More
Armenian pilgrims to visit St. Thaddeus Church in Iran
14/7/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran’s Qara Kelisa will honor the memory of Saint Thaddeus and his faithful followers during a ceremony in the northern province of ... Read More
“Islam-Christianity make Iran-Russia close to each other”
Iran's Secretary General of World Assembly of Islamic Religious Proximity said that Islam and Orthodox Christianity talks have made Iran and Russia close to each ... Read More
Iran funds reconstruction of Armenian Church
25/6/2012 Iran has allocated funds for the reconstruction of St Sargis Church of Khoy. Iranian news agency MEHR reported that Hosseyn Bahrein, representative of Cultural ... Read More
Muslim Persecution of Christians: April 2012
Raymond Ibrahim 20/5/2012 "The police are also involved in this." "500 Muslims had gathered and were watching in amusement as the extremists chased and harassed ... Read More
Aram I visits Armenian communities in northern part of Tehran
20/5/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net - As part of his pontifical visitation program, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, paid a pastoral visit ... Read More
Catholicos Aram I pays visit to Iran
8/5/2012 Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia arrived on a pastoral visit to Iran on Monday. He will preside on the interfaith ... Read More
Crackdown in Iran Hits Official Churches
18/3/2012 Authorities target Isfahan's Anglicans, as well as 'underground' Christians In a rare crackdown on a concentrated area, Iranian authorities have arrested Christians living in ... Read More
Open Doors explosive church growth in Iran
16/3/2012 Iran (MNN) ― Middle East Open Doors staff members recently reported that church growth is "explosive' in Iran; they even speak of a revival. ... Read More
About a Slice of History
BY CATHERINE YESAYAN 2/3/2012 Learning a slice of history from the city of Tabriz, where Armenians have thrived for centuries, is one of the attractions ... Read More
Iran: Christian Arrests Indicate Renewed Crackdown is Underway
Aidan Clay, ASSIST News Service 22/2/2012 IRAN (ANS) -- In Iran’s 1979 revolution, many Iranians believed that an Islamic-based government would offer the reforms and ... Read More
Syria: Christians Caught Between Two Fires, See Iran’s Hand
10/2/2012 MISNA “Of course Syrian Christians are afraid. They have much to lose and they know it, Even if this absurd conflict that pits brothers ... Read More
Armenian residences of Tehran and Esfahan started 2012 in their Churches
10/1/2012 Armenian residences of Iran moved to Iran in 1605 when Shah Abbas was ruling over the country. Most of the Armenian immigrants settled in ... Read More
Iran congratulates Christians on New Year
ISNA - Tehran Service: Islamic Parliament 21/12/2011 TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a message congratulated his Christian counterparts and Pope Benedict XVI on ... Read More
The ‘last’ among the world’s ‘first’ Christians
12/9/2011 NIJ, Azerbaijan – Newspapermen like myself often seek to understand the history of Azeris in this country, the Armenians next door, Turkey’s Kurds, Iran’s ... Read More
Patriarch Irinej meets with high guests from Iran
19/7/2011 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch on July 18, 2011 in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade received His Excellency Abolqasem Delfi - the ambassador of ... Read More
Patriarch Preached about Importance of Homeland
18/7/2011 Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia preached about the importance of the homeland at the Sunday service. Patriarch blessed Georgians who arrived from Iran and personally ... Read More