It's really not safe to be a Christian pastor in Iran these days. Imagine if the Muslim clerics in the Western countries were rounded up just because of their faith. The world would never hear the end of it from the Muslims at the UN.
BREAKING NEWS: Iran Pastor Sentenced To Years Imprisonment
Thursday, December 12, 2013 (11:30 pm)
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- A frail Iranian pastor has been sentenced to 3.5 years imprisonment for "anti-government activities" and "promoting ideas contrary to the sanctity of the Islamic Republic of Iran," trial observers confirmed Thursday, December 12.
Vruir Avanessian of the Assemblies of God Church, a large Pentecostal denomination, was detained despite suffering from what fellow Christians called "serious illnesses", including heart disease and diabetes.
The 61-year-old pastor, who was forced to halt several church duties due to his medical condition, also undergoes kidney dialysis three times a week at the private Heshemi-Nejad hospital in Tehran, Iranian Christians said.
"The court was fully aware of Reverend Avanessian's medical condition and [still] issued a harsh sentence...", complained Mohabat News, an agency of activists and Iranian Christians.
"It's noteworthy that on the very day that [he] was [summoned] at the court hearing he was at the dialysis clinic and unable to attend the proceedings," the agency added.
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BREAKING NEWS: Iran Pastor Sentenced To Years Imprisonment
Thursday, December 12, 2013 (11:30 pm)
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- A frail Iranian pastor has been sentenced to 3.5 years imprisonment for "anti-government activities" and "promoting ideas contrary to the sanctity of the Islamic Republic of Iran," trial observers confirmed Thursday, December 12.
Vruir Avanessian of the Assemblies of God Church, a large Pentecostal denomination, was detained despite suffering from what fellow Christians called "serious illnesses", including heart disease and diabetes.
The 61-year-old pastor, who was forced to halt several church duties due to his medical condition, also undergoes kidney dialysis three times a week at the private Heshemi-Nejad hospital in Tehran, Iranian Christians said.
"The court was fully aware of Reverend Avanessian's medical condition and [still] issued a harsh sentence...", complained Mohabat News, an agency of activists and Iranian Christians.
"It's noteworthy that on the very day that [he] was [summoned] at the court hearing he was at the dialysis clinic and unable to attend the proceedings," the agency added.
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