VP Pence Draws Attention to Iran's Continued Persecution of Christians

Eric Schaffer | August 2, 2019
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Amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Vice President Mike Pence drew attention to their continued persecution of Christians on Friday by bringing attention to the case of Mahrokh Kanbari, a 65-year old woman who has been sentenced in Iran to a year in prison for her faith.

According to the Christian Post:

The sentence was handed down to 65-year-old Mahrokh Kanbari on Monday, two days after she appeared before the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Karaj. Friends of Kanbari told the nonprofit group that the judge was rude to the defendant and tried to humiliate her when she disagreed with him. 

Kanbari was arrested by three Iranian intelligence agents at her home last Christmas Eve. Authorities were said to have confiscated mobile phones, Bibles and other Christian-related materials. 

“I am appalled to hear reports that Iran’s despotic rulers have punished yet another Christian woman for exercising her freedom to worship,” Pence tweeted. “Iran must free Mahrokh Kanbari today. Whether Sunni, Sufi, Baha’i, Jewish or Christian, America will stand up for people of faith in Iran like Marokh and Pastor Bet Tamraz whose persecutions are an affront to religious freedom.”

 

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