Iran

Persecution of Christians in Iran

There are estimated to be between 500,000 and 800,000 Christians in Iran. Some estimates put the figure above one million. With the secrecy required of “house churches” it is hard to be definite, but Barnabas Aid contacts confirm that there is Christian witness in many parts of this vast country.

Farsi (Persian)-speaking converts from Islam are hated and feared by the Iranian authorities as both apostates from Islam and a threat to national security.