Blasphemy trial of Christians in Iran postponed
April 6, 2011
Christian Today
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/blasphemy.trial.of.christians.in.iran.postponed/27789.htmPastor Behrouz Sadegh-Khandjani, Mehdi Furutan, Mohammad Beliad, Parviz Khalaj and Nazly Beliad were last year sentenced to one year in jail for crimes against the Islamic Order.
They were recently released on bail after serving eight months of their sentence and are appealing the judgement.
At the time of their arrest, the Christians were also charged with blasphemy, apostasy and holding political meetings. ...
...Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, who is in prison awaiting an appeal against his death sentence for apostasy, and criticised the reinstatement of a 20-year prison sentence for seven Baha'i leaders detained without trial since 2008.
"The international community must press Iran to end the arbitrary arrest and imprisonment of religious minorities purely on account of their faith," he said.
Alex's comment: Unbelievable! Isn't this the 21st century?
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