8 Christians have been arrested in Shush

HRANA News Agency – A server of an Iranian Church along with 7 others Iranian who have recently converted to Christianity were arrested near a river close to Shush.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 8 people including a servant of an Iranian Church and seven other Christians who newly converted to Christianity had gone near a river close to Shush for picnic and have been arrested by intelligence service forces and transferred to headquarter to Shush city, on Wednesday 5th of March.

They are identified as Amin Khaki (Church servant), Hossain Barro Zadeh (Danial), Rahman Bahmani (Ziya), Hossain E`temadi Far (Yunatan), ohammad Bahrami, Salimeh Rahimi (Merta), Fatemeh Bagheri and Amineh Mo`ala.

They have been interrogated blindfolded until 9pm. Finally five of them with the names of: Hossain E`temadi Far, Mohammad Bahrami, Salimeh Rahimi, Fatemeh bagheri and Amineh Mo`alla released by written commitment for not exiting the city.

But, warrant arrest is issued for Hossain Baroon Zadeh and Rahman Bahmani and they are in detention.

An informed source said to HRANA’s reporter, “Around 2:30pm, two cars and a minibus approached to river shore and arrested these people, perhaps with beatening while they were on picnic. First, they did not show any warrant but when one of the Christians complained they showed a warrant that was just addressed Amin Khaki and Hossain Baroon Zadeh for the allegation of spreading Christianity.”

He continued, “The families of Amin Khaki and Hossain Baroon Zadeh who went to headquarter of intelligence service’s office, in order to follow about their family members conditions, have treated and warned that they should not come to the office unless otherwise they have called, and there is no news about them”.