Saturday, March 17, 2012 (3:42 pm)
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his authorities have been accussed of crackdown on Christians.
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)-- At least a dozen devoted Christians from Iran's third largest city remained in jail Saturday, March 17, as part of an attempt by authorities to discourage Muslims and Christian converts to attend church services, Iranian Christians said.
Mohabat News, a news agency of Iranian Christians and activists, said security forces began a new crackdown last month in Isfahan, 340 kilometers (211 miles) south of the capital Tehran.
The agency said security forces detained both leaders and members of churches meeting in buildings, as well as some from underground house churches.
Among the latest known Christian converts detained in the Isfahan area is Fariborz Parsi-nejad, a Christian convert, who was reportedly taken into custody on March 2 while returning home from his work.
"Security authorities raided his home and seized him without explanation," Iranian Christians said. Read the rest on:
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