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Home/Featured/Iran Launching Massive Arrests Of Evangelicals

Iran Launching Massive Arrests Of Evangelicals

May be at least 100,000 evangelical Christians in Iran, according to church groups, with others giving higher estimates.

Written by Stefan J. Bos | Monday, October 15, 2012

He said he was also concerned about the situation of Christians taken to prisons in recent days. “We know that many have been forced to say they will no longer attend church services in exchange for freedom.”  There was no immediate response from Iranian officials.

 

Massive arrests of evangelical Protestant Christians, including many former Muslims, are reported in Iran, with men and women being dragged to prisons across the Islamic nation.

“We have learned that at least 100, but perhaps as many as 400 people, have been detained over the last 10 days,” said Firouz Khandjani, a council member of the ‘Church of Iran’ house church movement.

Speaking from an undisclosed location, he told BosNewsLife late Saturday, October 13, that forces of the feared intelligence service, who he called “Iran’s Gestapo”, broke up worship services in Esfehan, Shiraz and Tehran areas.

“They are of several movements. But it has become clear that Protestant Christians are now viewed as enemy number one of the state,” Khandjani said. “We need urgent prayers,” he added when asked what believers need most.

CHURCH MEMBERS DETAINED

He said among those detained late Friday, October 12, are at least five members of the Church of Iran in the city of Shiraz, including Mohammad Roghangir, known locally as ‘Brother Vahid’, who led a house church service attended by some 15 people.

“We are also concerned about sister Roxana Forughi as this is the second time she is being detained.”

Other Christians captured during the same raid were identified as Eskandar Rezaie, Bijan Haghighi, Mehdi Ameruni and Shahin Lahooti.

Iranian Christians said they were taken to the notorious detention center Plaque 100 of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry.

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