Article18 Podcast

Episode 05---In this episode of the Article18 Podcast, Steve Dew-Jones talks to Dr Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, about her mandate and the situation of Christians in Iran. They discuss why she cannot visit the country, the UN's communications on Christians, the cases of Mohammad Nikbakht and Joseph Shahbazian, the seizure of St Peter's Evangelical Church in Tehran, the use of 'national security' charges, and how civil society and listeners can support prisoners of conscience.Guest: Dr Mai Sato, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in IranHost: Steve Dew-Jones, Advocacy Officer, Article 18

Episode 04---Article18's Fred Petrossian sits down with the Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, Rev Botrus Mansour, to discuss his organisation’s work, the situation of Christians in Iran, and how the WEA seeks to help and advocate for such persecuted Christians.

Episode 03---Article18's documentation specialist, Nazanin Ansari-Tari, shares some of the stories of the dozens of persecuted Iranian Christians she has interviewed for our Witness Statements, and the trauma many continue to endure as refugees in Turkey.

Episode 02---Article18’s Executive Director, Mansour Borji, and Iranian-Armenian journalist Fred Petrossian come together again to discuss how Iranian Christians may mark Easter and Nowruz this year as the war continues.

Episode 01---Episode 1 of Article18's podcast, in which our Executive Director, Mansour Borji, and Iranian-Armenian journalist and researcher Fred Petrossian give their thoughts on topics including the war, January massacre and how religious minorities including Christians have been repressed in Iran since 1979.