March 12, 2013.
Five Christians in Iran arrested for
"endangering national security" by evangelizing and spreading their faith have
been handed exorbitant bail terms, a persecution watchdog group
said.
"CSW is concerned that the Iranian authorities continue to characterize
legitimate religious activities as crimes against the state," revealed Andrew
Johnston, advocacy director at Christian Solidarity Worldwide in a statement.The five men – Mohammad Roghangir, Surush Saraie,
Eskandar Rezaie, Shahin Lahooti and Massoud Rezaie – all members of the Church
of Iran, were arrested on Oct. 12 last year during an evening raid at a house
prayer service in Shiraz.On Monday, the 14th Branch of the Revolutionary Court
in Shiraz, Fars Province set the bail for Mohammed Roghangir at (U.S.) $200,000,
while the bail for others was (U.S.) $20,000 each. CSW is calling these sums
exorbitant, and no date has yet been set for the continuation of the trial.Read
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