{"id":78542,"date":"2026-03-19T08:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=78542"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:26:12","slug":"iranian-christians-received-heavy-prison-sentences-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/iranian-christians-received-heavy-prison-sentences-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0418\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0445\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0430\u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0441\u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0442\u044e\u0440\u0435\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0438 \u0432 2025 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>According to a report released on Feb. 19 titled \u201cScapegoats: Rights Violations Against Christians in Iran,\u201d Christians in Iran cumulatively received a total of more than 280 years in prison for their faith in 2025. The findings, compiled by Middle East Concern (MEC), Open Doors, Article 18, and Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), reveal an astonishing increase in the targeted persecution of Christ followers in the nation. One key point in the data shows the harshness with which Iranian courts are\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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One key point in the data shows the harshness with which Iranian courts are\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-78542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64006,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/iranian-court-upholds-10-year-prison-sentence-for-christian-man\/","url_meta":{"origin":78542,"position":0},"title":"Iranian Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Sentence for Christian Man","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"28 \u0441\u0435\u043d\u0442\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Iran\u00a0\u2014 Mehran Shamloui, a Christian convert, has been denied a retrial for his case by the Iranian Supreme Court.\u00a0 Shamloui was arrested in 2024 and sentenced to 10 years and 8 months in prison in March 2025 for participating in a house church. The charges against him included \u201cpropaganda activities contrary to Islamic law,\u201d and \u201cmembership in groups opposing the state.\u201d\u00a0 He was released from jail after he posted bail in late 2024. He fled the country and intended to\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0412 &quot;Islam: Facts and Figures&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Islam: Facts and Figures","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/category\/islam\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00412.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00412.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00412.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00412.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":67732,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/iranian-christian-convert-released-from-prison\/","url_meta":{"origin":78542,"position":1},"title":"Iranian Christian Convert Released from Prison","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"19 \u0444\u0435\u0432\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044f, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Mina Khajavi, a 61-year-old Christian convert, was released from Iran\u2019s Evin Prison on Oct. 20 after serving nearly two years in jail for activities related to her Christian faith.\u00a0 Khajavi, along with several other Christians, was arrested on June 30, 2020, while attending a house-church service and charged with \u201cacting against national security through promoting Zionist Christianity.\u201d She was detained for three weeks before being released on bail.\u00a0 In 2022, an Iranian court sentenced Khajavi to six years in prison,\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0412 &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":74520,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/christian-convert-in-iran-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison\/","url_meta":{"origin":78542,"position":2},"title":"Christian Convert in Iran Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"27 \u0438\u044e\u043b\u044f, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Nayereh Arjaneh, a Christian convert living in Iran, began serving a five-year prison term on Dec. 23 because of her faith. Christian converts are often targets of imprisonment, false accusations, mistreatment, and torture under the Iranian regime, with hundreds of Christ followers targeted by Iranian authorities in 2025 alone. According to the International Society for Human Rights, \u201carrests, interrogations, and ill-treatment during detention were particularly brutal\u201d in 2024. 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