{"id":15708,"date":"2014-01-09T20:19:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T20:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/15708-iran-more-christians-arrested-in-december"},"modified":"2023-01-15T01:21:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T00:21:05","slug":"iran-more-christians-arrested-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-more-christians-arrested-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: More Christians arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran_christian\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-41190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/iran_christian.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"float: left;margin: 5px\" \/>According to reports received from Iran, plainclothes agents have attacked a gathering of a group of Christians in Fardis of Karaj, arresting four of them in the last week of December. The four Christians have been transferred to an unknown location.<\/p>\n<p>They have been identified as Sara Rahiminejad, Majid Shaidaii, Mostafa Nadri and George Eisaiyan.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian regime has closed down churches, including Petros Church in Tehran, to Farsi speaking Christians and increased pressures against them.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these Christians have been members of these churches for more than 20 years and now they are forbidden to enter the churches.<\/p>\n<p>During the past years, the Iranian regime has intensified repression including imprisonment, pressure and threats against Christians.<\/p>\n<p>Based on published reports, Iran under mullahs is among the 10 most countries suppressing Christians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports received from Iran, plainclothes agents have attacked a gathering of a group of Christians in Fardis of Karaj, arresting four of them in the last week of December. 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