Five Christians arrested on Christmas Eve 27 December 2013 News Five Christians were arrested as they celebrated Christmas together on Christmas Eve at a “house church” in eastern Tehran. Ahmad Bazyar, Faegheh Nasrollahi, Mastaneh Rastegari, Amir Hossein Nematollahi were arrested at the home of a man only identified as an engineer named Mr Hosseini, who was also arrested. Armed plainclothes agents insulted and searched the Christians, and seized books, CDs, laptops and satellite-television equipment. The agents also searched the home of one of Mr Hosseini’s neighbours, who had witnessed the raid, and insulted and beat him, then threatened his family not to tell anyone about it. There has been no news of the Christians since their arrest. Every year at Christmas, the Iranian security forces crack down on Christians with harassment, threats and arrests. Quoting the contents of this article in part is permitted. However, no part of it may be used for any fundraising appeal, or for any publication where donations are requested. Share and spread the word! Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print More Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket