Iranian Authorities raid church two days before Christmas
By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries AHVAZ, IRAN (ANS) – Two days before Christmas, State Security agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran, attacked the Assembly of God Church in Ahvaz, and detained the pastor, the Rev. Farhad Sabok-Rooh, and his wife. According to the Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN) — www.fcnn.com – the attack took place on Friday, December 23, 2011, at 11:00 local time, during the weekly service in the church located in the city … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Iran, Persecution
Sunday School children detained by Iranian authorities
Iranian authorities in the southern town of Ahwaz raided the Christmas celebrations of an Assemblies of God-affiliated church, detaining everyone in the building, including children attending Sunday School. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide’s sources, the authorities herded the entire congregation, including children, into two buses that had been brought specifically for this purpose. The majority were interrogated, threatened and eventually released. However, the church’s senior pastor, Pastor Farhad, remains in detention, along with his wife and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Iran, Muslim, Persecution
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 »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Iran, Persecution, Turkey
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 »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Iran, Persecution
