Pastor Joseph Shahbazian was resentenced to 10 years in prison. He had previously been sentenced to 10 years and had served one year before being pardoned in
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
It has been reported that Amir Ali-Minae, Hakop Gochumyan, Joseph Shahbazian and Naser Navera Gol-Tapeh were among those transferred to the Greater Tehran Penitentiary during the 12-Day
According to reports, Joseph Shahbazian was transferred from Evin Prison during the 12-day War along with at least 10 other Christian prisoners of conscience to other
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
In 2022, Pastor Joseph Shahbazian was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for his Christian ministry work in Iran. After an appeal, he was released a
Update 2025: On 6 February 2025, Pastor Joseph was re-arrested by intelligence agents at his home in Tehran and taken back to Evin Prison. No
Iranian-Armenian pastor, Joseph Shahbazian, has been “fully pardoned” and released after just over one year in prison. On 7 June, 2022, Joseph was sentenced to
On 24 May, 2023, Joseph Shahbazian’s 10-year prison sentence was reduced to two years by a Court of Appeal in Tehran, after the Court found
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