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At least 17 of the more than 100 Christians arrested for their faith in a crackdown in Iran last summer received prison sentences of between three months and five years, or fines and floggings, by the end of 2023, advocacy group Article 18 reported.
At least 17 of the more than 100 Christians arrested for their faith in a crackdown in Iran last summer received prison sentences of between three months and five years, or fines and floggings, by the end of 2023, advocacy group Article 18 reported.
Introducing 11 of the dozens of diaspora ministries working to unite one of the world’s fastest-growing gospel movements.
Share Share on Twitter In a small church in Melbourne’s far south-eastern suburbs, Reverend John Smith stands with his arms outstretched, palms facing the sky, delivering prayers in a powerful Persian monologue. The 41-year-old is encircled by worshipers, all Iranian-born Christian converts, just a small selection of the more than 500 he’s baptised himself. This scene is the realisation of a calling that, more than a decade ago, he almost gave his life to heed. Born in Iran to a Muslim family, he attended mosque until he was 18, when, as an adult, he le...