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Mehran Shamloui
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Retrial Denied for Imprisoned Believer
Mehran Shamloui
Photo: Article 18Iran's Supreme Court has recently rejected the application for a retrial that was submitted on behalf of Mehran Shamloui, a Christian believer who is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence for his participation in house church activities. Recipients of previously published Persecution & Prayer Alert reports may recall that Mehran had fled to Türkiye in search of refuge. While there, the accused Iranian was apprehended and forced to return to Iran, where he had subsequently been arrested. (The initially posted report regarding Mehran's arrest may be reviewed here.)
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Convicted Christian Deported and Arrested
Mehran Shamloui
Photo: Article 18On March 8th, Mehran Shamloui was one of three Christians convicted in Iran for "propaganda" and membership in an alleged "opposition group." He was sentenced to more than ten years in prison. (For more details, see this report.)
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Appeal Denied for Three Christian Converts
Left to right: Abbas Soori,
Narges Nasri, and Mehran Shamloui.
Photos: Article 18On March 8th, three Christian converts in Iran, including a woman pregnant with her first child, were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for participating in activities relating to their religious beliefs.
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Three Christians Facing Lengthy Prison Sentences
Left to right: Abbas Soori, Narges Nasri, and Mehran Shamloui.
Photos: Article 18Three Christian converts, including a woman who is pregnant with her first child, have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences on charges relating to their religious beliefs and worship meetings. The Iranian believers were sentenced by Judge Iman Afshari at a Revolutionary Court on March 8th.