IRAN: Joseph Shahbazian sentenced to ten years in prison
Joseph Shahbazian has been sentenced to ten years in prison for leadership of a house church
Category: Iran
IRAN: Anooshavan Avedian loses appeal
House church leader Anooshavan Avedian has lost his appeal against his ten-year prison sentence
IRAN: Iranian-Armenian Christian sentenced to ten years in prison
Iranian-Armenian Christian Anooshavan Avedian has been sentenced to ten years in prison for “propaganda contrary to and disturbing to the holy religion of Islam”
IRAN: Church leader begins two-year prison sentence
On Easter Saturday, Christian convert Fariba Dalir began serving a two-year prison sentence for establishing and leading an evangelical church
IRAN: Youcef Nadarkhani given five-day temporary release
The reason for the short furlough is not known
IRAN: Three Christian converts receive five-year prison sentences
Three Christian converts have received five-year prison sentences for their house-church activities
IRAN: Nine Christian converts acquitted
Nine Christian converts have been acquitted of “acting against national security” and “promoting Zionist Christianity” at a court of appeal
IRAN: Christian converts forced to take Islamic “re-education” classes
A group of Christian converts from Dezful in western Iran is to be forced to undertake “re-education” classes in the Islamic faith
IRAN: Two Christian converts released early from prison
Habib Heydari (40) and Sasan Khosravi (36) were released early from Bushehr Central Prison in southwest Iran.
IRAN: Pastor Matthias Haghnejad back in prison
He was returned to Anzali prison – just two weeks after he had been released