Iran: torture claims

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Date posted:  1 Nov 2015
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Iran: torture claims

Saeed & Naghmeh| photo: GospelHerald

Reports emerged from Iran that an imprisoned Christian pastor is being tortured in jail, and could face more charges as Christians prayed on 26 September, marking the third anniversary of the imprisonment of Saeed Abedini.

The US-Iranian pastor is serving an eight-year sentence for his involvement in Iran’s house church movement. Pastor Saeed, who comes from a Muslim background, is credited with establishing scores of house churches in cities across Iran.

Electric shock guns

Naghmeh Abedini was able to visit her husband in prison near Karaj and she reported that intelligence officers repeatedly used taser electric shock guns on Saeed and that he is in need of medical treatment.

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