When faith comes under fire: How Iran’s repression of religious minorities has increased
IRAN AFFAIRS: A new report by NUFDI titled “Faith Under Siege” has documented the religious oppression, providing many examples of the individuals who have been arrested.
FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.(photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)ByALEX WINSTON
