n>On September 25, Article Eighteen, a website that advocates for the rights of Iranian Christians, published a disturbing interview with 66-year-old Pastor Victor Bet-Tamraz. He and his wife Shamiram have fled their lifelong homeland. A legal struggle, which began in late 2014 when authorities held the pastor in brutal solitary confinement for 65 days, culminated in 2017. The courts sentenced him to 10 years in prison for “actions against national security.” They sentenced his wife to five years. The government rejected their final appeals in August.Read Full Article »
