ICC Note: Three Iranian Christians have been released on bail while two others still remain in prison for unknown charges. The group of five were arrested in August during a trip to the Alborz Mountains in north-east Tehran. They were arrested without warrant and held without charge this past month. According to the released, the men have been interrogated about one of the men’s fathers who is a pastor. The three released paid bonds of 33,000 USD.

10/12/2016 Iran (Premiere UK):  Three Iranian Christians have been released on bail after being arrested two months ago.

They were detained as part of a group of five, and two more remain in prison.

The group; Mohammad Dehnavi, Hadi Asgari, Amin Afshar Naderi, Ramil Bet-Tamraz and Amir Dashti, were arrested during a trip to the Alborz Mountains north-east of Tehran in August.

Mr Bet-Tamraz, Mr Dehnavi and Mr Naderi were then released after posting bail of around £28,000 ($33,000 each), according to Middle East Concern.

The men are not clear what charges they have been arrested on, and Middle East Concern said they were asked questions in relations to one of the men’s fathers who is a pastor during their interrogation.

Ramil Bet-Tamraz’s father, Victor, is a Christian leader who is still awaiting a court summons over his arrest, alongside his son, on Boxing Day 2014.

The two remaining jailed men are reported to have faced “intense pressure” during their interrogation.

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