At least 176 Christians killed or imprisoned in Iran; watching Gospel TV criminalized

By Diana Chandler - Posted at Baptist Press : Published August 24, 2026 TEHRAN (BP) – Dozens of Christians are among those killed and imprisoned amid rising persecution in Iran, Texas-based Iran Alive Ministries told Baptist Press, citing cases from among its underground church network in Iran. In one of its latest moves against evangelism, the Iranian government blacklisted religious broadcasts…