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Promoting religious freedom & supporting #Iran’s persecuted #Christians through documentation, advocacy, raising awareness, support, assistance.#FoRB #Article18












🚨 “Christians and Jews can openly practice their religion in Iran.” John Kiriakou says Americans are being shielded from realities that don’t fit the official narrative. This part of our conversation genuinely surprised many viewers - because Western audiences are rarely exposed to these nuances when Iran is discussed. 📍 EXCLUSIVE: For the first time ever, John Kiriakou gets interviewed LIVE in CYPRUS during his May 2026 visit to the island. 🎙️ Full interview link in first reply. youtube.com/watch?v=keMfcX…

🚨 “Christians and Jews can openly practice their religion in Iran.” John Kiriakou says Americans are being shielded from realities that don’t fit the official narrative. This part of our conversation genuinely surprised many viewers - because Western audiences are rarely exposed to these nuances when Iran is discussed. 📍 EXCLUSIVE: For the first time ever, John Kiriakou gets interviewed LIVE in CYPRUS during his May 2026 visit to the island. 🎙️ Full interview link in first reply. youtube.com/watch?v=keMfcX…









A lawyer who has defended political prisoners including Iranian #Christians has been arrested again in #Shiraz, according to reports. According to the Emtedad website, Bahar Sahraian was detained on Saturday, 16 May, while following up on her cases at the Shiraz Revolutionary Court. She was reportedly taken to the prosecutor’s office that same morning and charged with “assembly and collusion to act against national security”, “propaganda activities against the Islamic system”, and “publishing falsehoods”, before being sent to #AdelAbad Prison. Bahar has defended clients including Sam Khosravi and Maryam Falahi, whose adopted daughter, Lydia, was ordered by a court to be removed from their care because they had converted to Christianity and Lydia was considered to have been born a Muslim; and Sara Ahmadi and Homayoun Zhaveh, who were sentenced to a combined 10 years in #Tehran’s #EvinPrison, even though Homayoun, in his 60s, suffered from advanced #Parkinsons disease. In Sam and Maryam’s case, Bahar managed to obtain two fatwas from Grand Ayatollahs – the most senior #Shia Islamic authority in #Iran – declaring that, owing to the “critical nature” of the case, poor health of the child and undisputed emotional attachment with her parents, #Lydia’s adoption by Christian #converts was “permissible”. She was also one of 120 lawyers to sign an open letter to the head of the judiciary at the time, calling on him to overturn the decision. (He did not.) Full story👇🏻 articleeighteen.com/news/24043/ #Place2Worship #FoRBForAll #Article18











