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Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Iranian Christian activist sentenced to 10 years in prison


Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran has sentenced Mohammad-Hadi (Mostafa) Bordbar, an Iranian Christian convert, to ten years in prison.

According to a story by Mohabat News (based upon documents the news service said it possesses), Bordbar, a resident of Rasht, was tried by Judge Pir-Abbasi on June 9 2013 in branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.

Bordbar had been arrested on Dec. 27 2012.

According to Mohabat News, Bordbar was sentenced to five years in prison for membership in a so-called "anti-security organization," and an additional five years for gathering with intent to commit crimes against Iranian national security. Read more

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