Mozhdeh (Mojdeh) Fallahi, a Christian convert, is currently detained at the Ministry of Intelligence’s facility in Shiraz, known as House No. 100, according to a report by Article 18. She was arrested on September 4 after visiting the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Shiraz.

The report details that Fallahi had gone to the prosecutor’s office to submit necessary documents for the release of a Christian friend who had been arrested the previous day. However, upon her arrival, she was immediately taken into custody and transferred to House No. 100, the detention center operated by the Ministry of Intelligence.

Fallahi faces charges related to “Christianity” and “illegal Christian activity.” Furthermore, she has been denied the right to choose her own legal representation.

While Christians are officially recognized as a religious minority in Iran, the authorities closely scrutinize Muslims who convert to Christianity and often respond harshly to those involved in Christian activities.

This crackdown on Christian converts continues in Iran despite Article 18 of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which affirm everyone’s right to freedom of religion, including the right to change their religion and to express their beliefs individually or collectively, in public or private.