Human Rights Without Frontiers

IRAN: Religious persecution and issues – Monthly Digest July 2026 Christians Lawyer who defended Christians released on bail after two months in prison Article 18 (23.07.2026) – A lawyer who has defended political prisoners including several Iranian Christians has been released on bail after over two months in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz. Bahar Sahraian […]

IRAN executes woman who claimed self-defence against sexual assault ​14 women executed in Iran since the start of 2026 Euronews (11.08.2026) – Iran executed a young woman at dawn on Saturday who said she had acted in self-defence against a sexual assault, as authorities simultaneously handed a second woman ten death sentences in a separate case […]

ISRAEL: West Bank Christian village faces escalating attacks By Aseel Mafarjeh Religion Unplugged (10.08.2026) – On hills just east of Ramallah is the village of Taybeh. Its population has fallen to 1,200 today, while more than 80% of the town’s sons and daughters now live abroad. What sets Taybeh apart from every other village in […]

RUSSIA: Nationwide rise in arbitrary denials of alternative service Pentecostal Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses mainly affected   Forum 18 (27.07.2026) – Although the number of young men doing alternative civilian service rather than military service appears to be rising, so too is the number of rejected applications. Rejections often come despite applicants demonstrating ...

SUDAN: Churches in ruins as war erases hard won religious freedom gains Impact International (05.08.2026) – Sudan’s civil war has destroyed more than churches; it has dismantled the fragile architecture of religious freedom that took decades to build. According to the U.S. State Department, more than 160 churches have been damaged or destroyed since the […]