Two non-Trinitarian Christians Released on Bail
ICC Note:
Two Iranian Christians have been temporarily released from prison on bail in recent weeks following their arrest along with five other Christians at a house church gathering in Shiraz on October 12, Mohabat News reports. Raids on house churches and the arrests of Christians on charges of evangelism and converting to Christianity from Islam have increased in recent months. Although these two Christians were recently released, there are more than 20 Christians still behind bars in Iranian prisons.
11/10/2012 Iran (Mohabat News)- According to the reports received at Mohabat News, two non-Trinitarian Christians have been temporarily released on bail in Shiraz.
The reports say Ms. Roxanna Foroughi, and Mr. Bijan Haghighi, members of a non-Trinitarian group known as “Church of Iran”, were released one week apart, after posting the appropriate bail.
The reports state, Mr. Bijan Haghighi was released on October 25 and a week later on November 1, Ms. Roxanna Foroughi was also temporarily released.
The families of the two prisoners submitted the title deeds of their houses as bail to secure their release.
Roxanna Foroughi and Bijan Haghighi were among seven people arrested earlier by plain-clothes security authorities in Shiraz.
According to previously published news, on October 12, 2012, security authorities raided a gathering place of the group located at Jomhouri Street in Shiraz where they arrested seven members of the so called “Church of Iran” group.
The reports indicate the seven arrested were immediately transferred to the Intelligence Office’s detention center, known as “Pelak 100”.
Also, a member of the group told Mohabat News that Mrs. Afsar Bahmani was released the day after she was arrested. The conditions under which she was released are still unknown.
Mrs. Afsar Bahmani was arrested on October 19, 2012 along with another member of the group, Masoud Rezaei. They were summoned to the Intelligence Office in Shiraz where they were arrested upon arrival. It is said that Mrs. Bahmani was suffering heart and kidney problems when she was arrested and needed medical care.
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