{"id":114990,"date":"2026-11-11T18:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T18:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114990"},"modified":"2026-11-11T18:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T18:15:29","slug":"christians-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/christians-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Les chr\u00e9tiens en Iran : les chiffres et la loi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>It is legal to be a Christian in Iran if you were born into one of the old churches, and it is treated as a crime if you were born into a Muslim family and came to believe in Christ. The constitution draws the line in Article 13: &quot;Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian Iranians are the only recognized religious minorities, who, within the limits of the law, are free to perform their religious rites and ceremonies.&quot; In practice &quot;Christian Iranians&quot; means\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran recognises its Armenian and Assyrian churches and tries converts from Islam on security charges. The law in its own words, and each count with its source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[541],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-114990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts-stats"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74520,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/christian-convert-in-iran-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison\/","url_meta":{"origin":114990,"position":0},"title":"Christian Convert in Iran Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juillet 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Nayereh Arjaneh, a Christian convert living in Iran, began serving a five-year prison term on Dec. 23 because of her faith. 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Arjaneh and her husband, Qasem Esmaili, were arrested on July 7, 2025,\u2026","rel":"","context":"Dans &quot;Islam: Facts and Figures&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Islam: Facts and Figures","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/category\/islam\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"David and Goliath, in the style of Jacques-Louis David","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00604.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00604.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00604.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00604.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64006,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/iranian-court-upholds-10-year-prison-sentence-for-christian-man\/","url_meta":{"origin":114990,"position":1},"title":"Iranian Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Sentence for Christian Man","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"septembre 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Iran\u00a0\u2014 Mehran Shamloui, a Christian convert, has been denied a retrial for his case by the Iranian Supreme Court.\u00a0 Shamloui was arrested in 2024 and sentenced to 10 years and 8 months in prison in March 2025 for participating in a house church. 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