Vijf Iraanse christenen veroordeeld tot gevangenisstraf

Five Iranian Christians were sentenced to an average of 10 years each in prison for “propaganda” and “collusion” for practices such as prayer and baptism, and for distributing Bibles and Christian literature. Though the verdict was given on Oct. 21, it was not communicated to any of the prisoners until late November and early December. They have been given 20 days to appeal their case before the Revolutionary Court of Tehran. Two of the prisoners — pastor Joseph Shahbazian and…