From Jihad Watch:
Iran: Christians jailed for three months over evangelizing activities
"Christian Zionists," doncha know: a double whammy in the Islamic Republic. "Iran: Christians jailed for three months over evangelizing activities," from AsiaNews, December 18 (thanks to C. Cantoni):
Tehran (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Nine Christians have been held in prison in Iran for three months without charges. On the day of their arrest, 19 September 2010, state television said: "A group of nine Christians have been arrested in Hamadan on charges of evangelization activities." Local sources reported security forces statements, according to which the group's purpose was to destroy the Islamic Republic of Iran. The text referred several times to the nine calling them "Christian Zionists."
The names of four of them (five are of unknown identity) are Vahik Abrahamian his wife Sonia Keshish Avanessian (Armenian-Iranian), Arash Kermanjany and Arezou Teimour, Iranians who speak Farsi. The security forces according to the report broke into the house Abrahamian and arrested him together with his wife and two other Christian converts who were his guests. The house was searched, and officers seized various personal items. Later the group was taken to an unknown location....
Posted by Robert on December 18, 2010 9:05 AM
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