Naser Navard Gol-Tapeh sentenced again
January 21, 2026
Naser Navard Gol-Tapeh was recently sentenced again for activities related to his faith. When the new sentence was announced in early December 2025, an Iranian
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Held without charges
According to Article 18, Pastor Naser Navard Gol-Tapath was rearrested on February 6, 2025, and is being held without charges or a reason for his arrest. Naser immediately began a hunger strike in protest against the ‘continued persecution of Christians in Iran’, but suffered a debilitating stroke on March 17.
While he reportedly received some medical treatment, he remains behind bars and continues to suffer lack of movement on his left side. Pastor Nasser, who is 63, had previously served nearly five years in the same prison on a 10-year sentence for charges amounting to “action against national security” for leading house churches.
Naser Navard Gol-Tapeh was recently sentenced again for activities related to his faith. When the new sentence was announced in early December 2025, an Iranian
Christian converts Mehran Shamloui, Joseph Shabazian, Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh and Hakop Gochumyan were transferred back to Evin Prison in August after the prison was partially
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According to reports, Naser Navard Gol-Tapath was transferred from Evin Prison during the 12-day War along with at least 10 other Christian prisoners of conscience to
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