Post by Alayne Sulkin

Proud of Maya Sulkin and The Free Press for bringing attention to stories that too often go untold. "Since the 1979 revolution, when Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah and established the Islamic Republic, the regime has targeted Christianity: assassinating Protestant pastors, shuttering Farsi-language church services, revoking operating licenses, banning the printing of Bibles in Farsi, and systematically stripping Protestant churches of their legal standing. “They have tried to portray to the world that they are okay with Christians,” said Fard. “But what they have been doing, it’s as if they don’t want the traces of Christianity remaining in Iran.” #ReligiousFreedom #HumanRights #Iran #ChristianPersecution #FreedomOfReligion #MiddleEast #Journalism #InvestigativeJournalism #TheFreePress #HumanDignity #Democracy #CivilSociety #FaithAndFreedom #ReligiousLiberty #GlobalAffairs #HumanRightsAdvocacy #PressFreedom #InternationalAffairs #MayaSulkin #StandForFreedom