TEHRAN, Iran — Ten Christians were arrested Jan. 21 in Iran and are being held without charges, sources said.
“We are quite sure that these arrests are part of a bigger operation from the government,” the source said. “Maybe up to 50 people were arrested. In Tehran alone already some 10 people were arrested — all on the same day, Jan. 21.”
Three of the Christians were arrested from their homes.
Authorities took Jamal Ghalishorani, 49, and his wife, Nadereh Jamali, from their home in Tehran between 7 and 8 a.m., about half an hour after arresting Hamik Khachikian, an Armenian Christian also living in Tehran. Ghalishorani and his wife are Christian converts from Islam, considered “apostasy” in Iran and potentially punishable by death.
The three arrested Christians belong to house churches, sources said, and they have jobs and are not supported as clergy.
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