Iran: Martyr's Son Detained in Wave of Arrests
                   
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01-Oct-2008
        

Iran: Martyr's Son Detained in Wave of Arrests - Christian Persecution Iran: Martyr's Son Detained in Wave of Arrests Added: Sep 11th, 2008 2:58 AM Four other Christians arrested as apparent crackdown continues. LOS ANGELES (Compass Direct News) -- Five arrests in three cities across Iran in August suggest a continued crackdown on Iranian Christians by authorities, sources told Compass. The most recent of the arrests took place on Aug. 21, when Ramtin Soodmand, son of martyred Assemblies of God pastor Hossein Soodmand, turned himself in after repeated calls from the Ministry of Information in Tehran. His father was executed by the state in 1990 for leaving Islam. Sources told Compass that for weeks Soodmand had received repeated calls from authorities telling him to travel from Mashhad, where he lives, to Tehran. Yielding to... [read full story]                    

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