Charges dropped against Iranian Christian women

Tuesday, 13th October 2009
By Paolo Gallini

Release International is reporting that Iran has dropped a major charge of conducting activities against the state against two Christian women who have been detained since March because of their faith.

The two, 27-year-old Maryam Rustampoor, and 30-year-old Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad were told by a court to renounce their newfound Christian faith and return to Islam. But they have refused.

They were arrested on three charges: anti-state activity, propagating the Christian faith, and apostasy – leaving Islam. the rest