January
16, 2014
The Iranian authorities made a number of arrests targeting Christians
over Christmas and the new year.
Security officials arrested four Christians in Karaj on December 31 as
they celebrated the new year in a private home. Plain-clothes officers beat
them, searched the property and confiscated many personal belongings, including
family photos, before taking the four into custody.
They have been named as Sara, Mostafa, Majid and George. Their families
went to the police and to Evin prison in Tehran to inquire about them but were
turned away.
This raid follows the arrest of five other Christians in a house church
in east Tehran during a Christmas Eve celebration. The five have been named as
Faegheh, Mastaneh, Amir-Hossein, Ahmad and Mr Hosseini. Their whereabouts are
unknown. Christian
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