Iranian police arrest 12 Christian converts

May 23, 2008

Iran (MNN/CDN) ― - The underground evangelical church is growing exponetially in Iran, and authorities appear to be taking action against it.

According to the President of Open Doors USA Carl Moeller, "There's a crackdown going on right now against evangelical Muslim-background believers, or converts from Islam to Christianity in the area of Shiraz. We have reports from Southern Iran that 12 Christian converts have been arrested, and four are still imprisoned."

The arrests began at 5 a.m. on May 11 when two couples were taken into custody before boarding their flights at the Shiraz International Airport, reports Compass Direct News. All were subjected to hours of interrogation, questioning them solely "just about their faith and house church activities," an Iranian source told Compass. the rest

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