September
2, 2016
It was supposed to have been a relaxing fishing trip and picnic with
family and friends but that all ended when government agents turned up and
arrested five members of the group.
The five men – all Christians – have not been seen since
the incident in Firuzkuh, east of Tehran, last Friday and their families do not
know where they are being held.
Please pray for our brothers: Ramiel Bet Tamraz (left), Amin Nader Afshar(below), Hadi
Askary, Mohamad Dehnay and Amir Sina Dashti.
They are among 37 Christians detained in Iran last month: the number of
arrests of house church members has risen sharply since June.
The five were arrested without a warrant. There are concerns they may be
pressured to give false confessions against Ramiel’s elderly father, Victor Bet
Tamraz, who’s a key leader in Iran’s house church movement.
Pastor Victor was arrested at his home, along with Amin, over Christmas
in 2014. They were later released on bail. Victor was
informally charged with evangelism, illegal house church activities and printing
and distributing Bibles, but has yet to be summoned to court.
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