Archbishop Grigor Chiftchian, the Grand Caliph of the Armenians of Azerbaijan, in a statement issued on Thursday condemned the obscene cartoon published by the French magazine Charlie Hebdo.

The State Welfare Organization (SWO) of Iran has made extra payments to Christian benefit recipients in the country on the occasion of the New Year.

There are more than 400 registered churches in Iran, out of which three churches and one pilgrimage ritual in East Azarbaijan and West Azarbaijan provinces have been inscribed on the List of World Heritage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The presence of the followers of different divine religions - including Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism - living together in Iran alongside the Muslim majority is a sign showing that the Islamic government pays attention to the rights of citizens of religious minorities.

This year's demise anniversary of Ashu Zoroaster, which had been planned to be held at Zoroastrians' graveyard in Yazd, has been held virtually due to the outbreak of a new variant of coronavirus.

Iran’s Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei granted Christian inmates a 10-day leave on the occasion of Christmas.

The Armenian representative in the Iranian parliament said that the Iranian people are kind to religious minorities, and the Iranian people are compensating for the shortcomings caused by differences of beliefs.

Priest of the Eastern Assyrian Church of Urmia in northwestern Iranian province of West Azarbaijan, Dariyavush Azizian, says that participation in the upcoming election is a symbol of solidarity and coherence in the country.

Taj Gohar Khodadad Kouchaki, the mother of martyr Farhad Khadem says that all the children of the martyrs' families are one with my child and there is no difference between them. Defending the homeland does not differentiate between minorities and non-minorities.