Iranian security agents arrested an Assyrian pastor and two Christian converts who were his guests at his Tehran residence on December 26, 2014, according to Mansour Borji, Spokesperson for the Alliance of Iranian Churches. Borji told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the full reasons for the arrest of Pastor Victor […]
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Behnam Irani: The Price My Family and I Are Paying for Deprivation
The Reverend Behnam Irani was imprisoned in Karaj central penitentiary in 2006 because he was conducting prayer services and ministering to his Christian parishioners. He was imprisoned several months for this before being released on bail. In February 22, 2007, Behnam was given a 5 years suspended sentence after being accused of “acting against […]
Accused of Waging “Soft War,” Christian Pastor Beaten in Iran’s Evin Prison
Christian pastor Saeed Abedini was conducting a routine visit to the non-profit orphanage his family helped to start in Rasht when Iranian security forces arrested him and seized his passport in July 2012. Five months later, Iranian courts convicted him of “undermining national security,” accusing him and other Christian converts of waging a “soft […]
Iran sentences US Christian to eight years: group
A Tehran court on Sunday sentenced an Iranian-American pastor to eight years in prison over his role in underground churches in the Islamic nation, a US group supporting him said.
Continuation of the detentiona of a converted christian in Tehran
Mostafa Bordbar from converted Christians who was detained by the security forces in Tehran during Christmas, is still in detention in Evin prison.
Youcef Nadarkhani Was Arrested to Serve the Rest of Imprisonment
Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian Christian citizen, was arrested to serve the rest of his three year in prison verdict in Lakan Prison of Rasht, yesterday.
Behnam Irani, Christian Prisoner in a Deteriorating Health Condition
Behnam Irani, a Christian convert citizen in prison is in a deteriorating health condition and prison’s authorities deny his medical care.
Iranian Christian pastor released from jail
Youcef Nadarkhani reunited with family after court acquits him of apostasy, which carries death sentence under Sharia law.
“Banditry and Extortion” Replace “Apostasy” Charges for Christian Pastor!
Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor accused of apostasy will be put on a new trial on August 27. Nadarkhani, who refused to repent from being a Christian in earlier judicial proceedings and faces a death sentence, is now facing the new charges of “banditry and extortion.”
U.S. Calls On Iran To Release Christian Pastor
The United States has called on Iran to release Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was imprisoned in 2009 and condemned to death for converting from Islam to Christianity.