Iran Is One Of The Worst Religious Freedom Prosecutors In The World

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Vahid Hakkani, one of the Christian prisoners in Adel-

Abad prison in Shiraz city in Iran is in bad health 

situation.

 حال وخیم جسمانی یکی از نوکیشان مسیحی به نام

  "وحید حکانی"

  در زندان "عادل آباد" شیراز

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 شلیک اسلحه در جلوی کلیسای گدیکپاشا در استانبول

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Iranian Christian Refugees Demonstrate in Support of Christian Prisoners in Iran + photo

WEDNESDAY, 01 MAY 2013

Iranian Christian refugees in Norway held their first demonstration in support of Iranian Christian prisoners, in front of the Iranian embassy in Oslo, the Norwegian capital.

Mohammad Heidari, coordinator of this gathering told Mohabat News, "Our primary focus in this event was to show our support for freedom of speech and Christian prisoners in Iran, and call for a stop to Christian persecution. We also wanted to bring attention to the report of Ahamd Shaheed, the UN's special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran."

A report on the persecution of Iranian Christians by the Islamic Regime of Iran was read at the event. The report included the killing of a number of Church leaders by Iranian Intelligence agents and the harassment of Christians in 2012. The report highlighted the use of threats and pressure by the Islamic Republic against Christians to isolate them from society and limit them culturally.

The social and political issues of today's Iran was another focus of the gathering.

Heidari added, "At the event, we also read a report, reviewing the lack of freedom of speech in Iran which has worsened under Ahmadinejad's presidency and reached its peak in the post 2009 election uprisings. After the famous speech of the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, a large number of critics, journalists, authors, Human Rights activists and Christian converts were arrested in different parts of the country.

Christian refugee participants at the first demonstration in support of Iranian Christian prisoners read a statement, calling on the Islamic regime of Iran to allow Iranian Christians, especially Farsi-speaking Christians, to practice their faith without fear as outlined in international laws and the Iranian constitution.

They also condemned the arrest and imprisonment of Christian converts and pastors in Iran and called for their immediate release.

Explanatory Statement on Mohabat News Recent Inaccessibility

WEDNESDAY, 01 MAY 2013

The extensive and organized cyber-attacks by hackers of the Iranian regime against Mohabat News is a solid sign of its effectiveness and shows how its contents are embraced by people.

Dear Mohabat News users,

Unfortunately, recently Mohabat News was subjected to constant cyber-attacks by hackers hired by the Islamic regime of Iran, which caused our website to become inaccessible.

To counteract this problem, we launched a beta website which was surprisingly hacked and became inaccessible as well.

The extensive and organized cyber-attacks by hackers of the Iranian regime against Mohabat News is a solid sign of its effectiveness and shows how its contents are embraced by people, making those seeking truth aware of the love of Christ and the persecution of Christians in Iran. Obviously, this is not viewed favourably by the autocratic regime of Iran. Therefore, by supporting extremist people who are knowledgeable in computer science, they extend their persecution of Christians into cyber space as well.

According to international laws and laws in many countries, a cyber-attack is considered a crime. Those carrying out such attacks are usually fined or sentenced to prison. However, the Islamic regime of Iran not only does not punish cyber-attackers, but it even organizes and financially supports them to prevent the distribution of factual news about current Iranian society.

Today, we see a defeat of the hypocritical regime of Iran as Mohabat News is available to its users once again. We eagerly seek your prayers and support on the challenging path before us.

It is worth mentioning that Mohabat News has been under severe cyber-attack and threats, four of which resulted in the hacking of our website.

In Christ's love,

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