Two Christians who were released from prison in Iran in 2022 and 2023 respectively were re-arrested last Thursday, advocacy group Article 18 reported. #Iran #Christian #persecution
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CommutersdrivealongastreetinTehranonOct.26,2024.ResidentsofTehranawokeandwentabouttheirbusinessasplannedaftertheirsleepwastroubledbyIsraelistrikesthattriggeredblaststhatechoedacrossthecity.|ATTAKENARE/AFPviaGettyImagesTwoChristianswhowerereleasedfromprisoninIranin2022and2023respectivelywerere-arrestedlastThursday,advocacygroupArticle18reported.
IntelligenceagentsarrestedNasserNavardGol-TapehandJosephShahbazianfromtheirhomesinTehranprovinceandtookthembacktoTehran’snotoriousEvinPrison,amongotherChristiansarrestedfortheirfaitharoundthesametime,thegroupreports.
Gol-Tapeh,63,aconvertfromIslam,hadbeen“pardoned”andreleasedinOctober2022afterservingnearlyfiveyearsofa10-yearsentenceonchargesdeemed“actionsagainstnationalsecurity”duetoinvolvementinahousechurch.
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