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Hakop Gochumyan

IRAN

CHARGED WITH:
engaging in deviant proselytizing activity that contradicts the sacred law of Islam

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Hakop is married with children

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In August 2023, Hakop Gochumyan was visiting Iran with his wife Elisa who is Iranian-Armenian and their two children, when they were arrested in Padis, Tehran. They and their children were having dinner at a friend’s home when plainclothes agents raided the property. Religious materials were confiscated during the arrest. 
 
Hakop and his wife were taken to Evin Prison and placed in solitary confinement. Their children were left in the custody of a family member. At no time during their detention were Hakop or Elisa informed of the charges against them. After two months Elisa was released on bail and she returned to Armenia to be with her children. Hakop however, remained in prison.
 
In February 2024, Hakop Gochumyan was sentenced to 10 years in prison for “engaging in deviant proselytizing activity that contradicts the sacred law of Islam” through alleged membership and leadership of a network of evangelical Christianity. 
 
According to reports, no clear evidence could be found against Hakop during his trial, so the judge used a provision in Article 160 of Iran’s Penal Code, which allowed him to use his “intuition” to bring about the sentence.

Tehran Prisoners Transferred

June 29, 2025

According to reports, Joseph Shahbazian, Naser Navard Gol-Tapath, Amir Ali-Minae, Hakop Gochumyan and Mina Khajavi, were transferred, along with busloads of other prisoners from Evin

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Evin Prison
Saadat Abad
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran

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