Iran - The persecution of prominent dissidents and Christians in Iran

WSJ: Letter from a Tehran jail: "Mr. Bahavar's letter, sent from Evin, is worth quoting at length for the portrait it paints of a supposedly reforming Iran. "It feels as though pain has engulfed my entire body. ---

They covered our eyes and cuffed our wrists. . . . They lined us up in the Ward 350 corridor, our faces to the wall. I could hear some crying in pain. . . . They started beating our backs very severely with batons. The screaming and crying got louder."

* Mohabat news: Pastor Farshi Fathi Transferred to Hospital after being Beaten in Prison

* Open doors: Prisoner prayer list, Iran

* Gatestone Institute: Vicious Attack at Women's Prison in Iran

* Fox news: Saeed Abedini



The Wall Street Journal: April 25, 2014: "Letter from a Tehran jail" (link thanks to Reza Khandan)
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304518704579519382260229854
"Ward 350 of Tehran's Evin prison houses some of Iran's most prominent dissidents, including human-rights lawyers, labor leaders and opposition bloggers. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the intelligence ministry raided the ward last week and administered a mass beating to its residents, landing dozens of prisoners in the hospital."

Mohabat News: Pastor Farshi Fathi Transferred to Hospital after being Beaten in Prison
http://www.mohabatnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8503%3Apastor-farshi-fathi-transferred-to-hospital-after-being-beaten-in-prison&catid=36%3Airanian-christians


Open doors, April 4, 2014: Prisoner prayer list, Iran:
https://www.opendoorsusa.org/pray/prayer-updates/2014/April/prisoner-prayer-list-iran


Gatestone Institute, April 30, 2014: Vicious Attack at Women's Prison in Iran
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4291/iran-shahr-ray-prison-attack
"An attack in Tehran's women's prison, Shahr-Ray, similar to the attack on prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin prison a week ago, was reported by reliable sources inside Iran."


Fox news: Saeed Abedini. "The American pastor imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith has sent an Easter message from his hospital bed to his family of supporters across the globe, reminding them of the importance of faith."
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/04/20/american-pastor-saeed-abedini-imprisoned-in-iran-pens-easter-message/
"Over the last year, Abedini has endured long stints in solitary confinement, and, according to his supporters, beatings and torture at the hands of his jailers and fellow inmates. For months, he has been denied proper medical attention for his injuries, according to his family and attorneys."




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