Christian Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Running a House Church in Iran

The Revolutionary Court of Tehran has sentenced an Iranian-Armenian Christian man to 10 years in prison for founding a house church and spreading “propaganda contrary to and disturbing to the holy religion of Islam.”

According to The Christian Post, Judge Afshari and Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran sentenced Anooshavan Avedian to 10 years in prison. The judge also convicted two others, Abbas Soori and Maryam Mohammadi. They were members of the house church.