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Imprisoned Christian Converts Plead for Safe Place To Worship After Release

November 9, 2021 by Staff

(Premier Christian News) Three Christian converts imprisoned for their faith in Iran have released video appeals calling on the government for a safe place to worship following their release from prison.

Babak Hosseinzadeh and Behnam Akhlaghi were among nine Christian converts arrested in 2019 for attending a house-church in Iran’s northern city of Rasht.

The men were sentenced to five years in prison for “acting against national security through promoting Christian Zionism”.  

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