Guest Column: The Tip of the Iceberg of Christian Persecution

investigativeproject.org 10 Sep '12, 6pm

Guest Column: The Tip of the Iceberg of Christian Persecution

A six-year prison sentence for Pastor Farshid Fathi Malayeri —whose crime was to convert to, and now preach, Christianity —was upheld last July following an unsuccessful appeal hearing. Another prominent house church pastor, Benham Irani, remains behind bars even as his family expresses concerns that he may die from continued abuse and beatings , leading to internal bleeding and other ailments. The verdict against him contains text that describes the pastor as an apostate who "can be killed." According to one activist, "His 'crimes' were being a pastor and possessing Christian materials." He is being beat in jail and getting sick, to the point that his hair has "turned fully gray." A woman, Leila Mohammadi, who had earlier converted to Christianity was arrested when security agents raided her house. Imprisoned for five months in Iran's notorious Evin prison without any wor...

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