July 2020 Action
Nine members of the Church of Iran, which imprisoned Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani led, were arrested in Rasht in February 2019 and charged with “acting against national security” and “promoting Zionism.” Babak Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi Khatibi,Kamal Naamanian, Mohammed Vafadar, Behnam Akhlaghi, Khalil Dehkanpour, Hossein (Elisha) Kadivar, Abdolreza (Matthias) Haghnejad, and Shahrooz Eslamdous were all helping to lead the church in Pastor Nadarkhani’s absence and all were given 5-year prison sentences, despite the fact that neither they nor their lawyers were allowed to attend their appeal hearing in February 2020. Send an encouraging note to each of them today letting them know they are not forgotten!
Babak Hosseinzadeh
Mehdi Khatibi
Kamal Naamanian
Mohammed Vafadar
Behnam Akhlaghi
Khalil Dehkanpour
Hossein (Elisha) Kadivar
Abdolreza (Matthias) Haghnejad
Shahrooz Eslamdous
All nine prisoners are at:
Evin Prison
Saadat Abad
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran