Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 22:22 (BST)
Christians in Iran are facing increasing hostility from authorities in the officially Islamic country.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has received reports that a pastor has been arrested for a second time on August 17.
Abdolreza ‘Matthias’ Haghnejad, a pastor in the evangelical Church of Iran denomination, was reportedly re-arrested by Iranian authorities in Rasht whilst making a pastoral visit.
His family are in the dark about why he has been arrested and his whereabouts.
There are also concerns that he does not have access to an attorney.
Pastor Haghnejad was arrested previously in 2006. Earlier this year, he was charged with activities against the order and rounded up by authorities along with 10 other members of his denomination. He was released when the authorities dropped the charges.
Last month, a Christian man and woman were detained in Iran. The man was released but the woman, Leila Mohammadi, was arrested and is believed to be behind bars in Evin prison. Read the rest on: Christian Today
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