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| Protestant Pastor Sentenced to Six Years |
| 2012-05-03 |
| Guess Pastor Jones burning the Koran didn't sway them. After detaining 33-year-old Christian pastor Farshid Fathi for 16 months without indictment, judicial authorities finally sentenced him to six years in prison in April 2012. FathiÂ’s indictment is part of a continuing pattern of discrimination and persecution of Christian converts in Iran. Authorities allegedly kept him in solitary confinement the vast majority of his detention, and according to one family friend, beat him. Behnam Irani, a Christian pastor whose prison sentence was extended by five years just before his October 2011 release, is reportedly in dire physical condition. Irani and Fathi have both appealed their sentences. |
| Posted by:tipper |