Iranian Christian Convert Forced to Flee Country Due to Pressure
By Jeremy Reynalds, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service TURKEY (ANS) — Abdol-Rahman Mohammad Pouri is one of a thousand Iranian youth who was born and brought up in a strict Islamic family, but chose not to follow his parent’s religion and converted to Christianity. According to a story by Iranian Christian News Agency, Mohabat News, although he had to leave his home, he has remained strong in his faith and continues to grow in his relationship … Read entire article »
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Christian couple attacked on the way home after their release from prison in Iran
By Michael Ireland, Senior International Correspondent, ASSIST News Service HAMEDAN, IRAN (ANS) – An Iranian Christian were attacked soon after their release from prison, according to the FCNN (Farsi Christian News Network) news agency www.fcnn.com . FCNN says they were one of two married couples who had been taken from their home by agents of the Ministry of State Security of the Islamic Regime in Sep. 2010, and held imprisoned for up to eight months without ever … Read entire article »
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Iranian Pastor on Death Row Under Pressure to Recant His Faith
By Damaris Kremida ISTANBUL(Compass Direct News) – The mistreatment of a pastor in Iran awaiting a decision on his death sentence for refusing to recant his faith amounts to physical and psychological torture, a source close to the pastor’s family said. Yousef (also spelled Youcef) Nadarkhani, sentenced to death a year ago after a court of appeals in Rasht, Iran, found him guilty of leaving Islam in September 2010, is in deteriorating health, according to a member … Read entire article »
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Pastor Nadarknani Apostacy Verdict Expected from Iranian Supreme Leader in Mid-December
Sources close to the Yousef Nadarkhani apostasy case have informed Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) that Pastor Nadarkhani’s lawyers have been told to expect a decision from the Supreme Leader in mid-December, occasioning fears that it may be issued to coincide with the Christmas season in order to avoid an international outcry. The court in Rasht has sent two letters regarding the case to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, but is still awaiting a response. Other members … Read entire article »
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Iranian House Church Leader Noorollah Qabitizade Is Still Being Held In Ahwaz Prison
By Dan Wooding – Founder of ASSIST Ministries AHWAZ, IRAN (Assist News Service) – News has just come out of Iran that Noorollah Qabitizade, an Iranian Christian convert and house church leader, whose condition had been unknown for the past 10 months, is being held in Ahwaz prison in Khuzestan Province, “with an unknown fate.” According to the Iranian Christian news agency, Mohabat News (www.mohabatnews.com), he has “been subjected to interrogations by security authorities from the Intelligence … Read entire article »
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