As Iran is an Islamic republic, it considers conversion away from Islam to be an act of rebellion against the state, and prosecutes the people who dare to convert accordingly. “Iran targets minorities one year after Mahsa Amini’s death, 69 Christians arrested,” AsiaNews, August 11, 2023 (thanks to Tom): Tehran (AsiaNews) – Iran arrested scores […]
Islamic Republic of Iran: Over 50 Christians in five cities arrested in new crackdown
Then Khamenei goes on Twitter and disseminates self-righteous lies about how tolerant Iran is compared to the evil West. The West is no paradise of tolerance these days under increasing Leftist tyranny, but as repressive as it is, the Islamic Republic really has no leg to stand on in this regard. “Over 50 Christians in […]
Iran: Converts from Islam to Christianity begin prison sentences for spreading ‘Zionist’ Christianity
The Iranian authorities are so deeply anti-Semitic that anything they dislike is “Zionist,” no matter what the facts of the case really are. These converts, however, are getting off easy: Shi’ite Islam, like Sunni Islam, prescribes the death penalty for apostasy: Shaykh al-Kulayni narrates a sahíh (correct) hadith from `Ammãr as-Sãbãti who said: I heard […]
Islamic Republic of Iran: Brother torches house, kills his 18-year-old sister for marrying a man he disliked
“This comes as the news of the beheading of a 13-year-old girl by her father in a so-called ‘honor killing’ in the same province shook Iran on Tuesday and stoked a nationwide outcry.” Why does this keep happening? According to Islamic law, “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and […]
Islamic Republic of Iran: Woman dragged across street, beaten for not wearing hijab as crowd cheers
Women such as the one in the video are the real feminists, who are taking actual risks to stand up for women’s rights. Meanwhile, Leftist feminists in the West are donning the hijab, the symbol of oppression against which these Iranian women are rebelling, in order to show solidarity with women who they claim are […]
Islamic Republic of Iran: Sharia court sentences Christians to 80 lashes for drinking communion wine
“It is not illegal for Christians to drink alcohol in Iran but under Islamic law, Muslims are forbidden from drinking and it is illegal for Muslims to convert. The trio’s conversion from Islam to Christianity is not recognised by Iranian authorities who subscribe to Sharia law.” The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic […]