ICC Note:

A five year prison sentence is reported to have been confirmed for an Iranian man arrested in 2013 for his conversion to Christianity. Said to be falsely accused of “acting against national security,” Ebrahim Firouzi received his sentence after appearing in multiple courts. This sentence shows Iran’s continued apathy towards upholding human rights issues, especially concerning Christians.

4/4/2017 Iran (Christian Post) – An appeals court has confirmed a five-year prison term for an Iranian Christian convert, who was arrested due to his faith though he was convicted falsely for “forming a group in order to disrupt national security,” according to human rights groups.

Ebrahim Firouzi’s five-year sentence, first handed down by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court in 2015, was upheld by an appeals court, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran, which noted that Firouzi had pleaded not guilty before all courts.

Firouzi was arrested in August 2013 on the charge of “acting against national security,” which Christians in Iran are often charged with, according to NCRI. He has been kept in Rajaei-Shahr prison in Karaj since his sentence was issued last year.

Firouzi’s mother, who is disabled, had earlier called on officials to handle her son’s case fairly and to release him.

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