Bahram Nasibov, Eldar Gurbanov, Yusif Farhadov and Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh

Bahram Nasibov, Eldar Gurbanov, Yusif Farhadov and Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh

Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh, an Iranian convert to Christianity, and three Azerbaijani Christians were sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for “actions against national security”.

Saheb Fadaie, Yousef Nadarkhani, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Youhan Omidi

Saheb Fadaie, Yousef Nadarkhani, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Youhan Omidi

These four men – all leaders of the “Church of Iran” group – were sentenced to 10 years in prison for “acting against national security”.

Iran Ministry of Intelligence and EIKO closes Assyrian Presbyterian church

Iran Ministry of Intelligence and EIKO closes Assyrian Presbyterian church

On 9 May 2019, the Ministry of Intelligence, together with the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO), forcibly closed down the Assyrian Presbyterian church of Tabriz, in the northwest of Iran.

Hadi Asgari, Shamiram Issavi, Victor Bet-Tamraz and Amin Afshar-Naderi

Hadi Asgari, Shamiram Issavi, Victor Bet-Tamraz and Amin Afshar-Naderi

Victor Bet-Tamraz and his wife Shamiram were sentenced to a combined 15 years in prison, and Christian converts Hadi Asgari and Amin Afshar-Naderi to a combined 25 years.