Present Truth Ministries

Three Church of Iran Pastors In Prison

Jason DeMars — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:25:07 +0000

Pastor Behnam Irani of Karaj, Iran is in prison serving a five year sentence for crimes against the order. As we reported previously his crimes were being a pastor and possessing Christian materials. In the recent past we received reports that he was being beaten by fellow prisoners with the approval of prison authorities. While [...]

Youcef Pressured To Return To Islam Again

Jason DeMars — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:41:22 +0000

Our sources report that brother Youcef Nadarkhani’s lawyers met last week with Mr. Heshmati, the chief justice of Gilan province. Once again, the chief justice told them that if Youcef repents, that is, leaves Christianity and returns to Islam, he will be released from prison. Youcef informed his attorneys that repenting means to return. He said [...]

Youcef Nadarkhani Update – 1/19/2012

Jason DeMars — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:05:47 +0000

You may have seen reports recently that Youcef Nadarkhani was given an offer to be released if he acknowledged Mohammed as a prophet sent from God. They were looking for a way to release him, but also to announce that he has recanted and turned back to Islam. The Iranian government’s ultimate goal is to [...]

Youcef Nadarkhani Being Held In Prison In Violation of His Rights

Jason DeMars — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:49:45 +0000

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has now been held in prison without a verdict for over three months. Iranian law guarantees the delivery a verdict within a week after the completion of the trial. It is clear the Iranian judiciary has little regard for their own laws and for human rights in general. According to an international [...]

House Church Raided In Ahvaz, Iran

Jason DeMars — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:41:35 +0000

We have received a report that a house church in Ahvaz, Iran was raided by VEVAK in the morning on Friday December 23rd. Pastor Farahad Sabokrouh was arrested along with several members of the church. It has also been reported that many young children were left behind to be cared for by one elderly woman. [...]

Pressure Increases On Iranian Pastors

Jason DeMars — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:48:22 +0000

Please continue to pray for pastors Youcef Nadarkhani, Behnam Irani, and Petros Furouton. Each of them are in prison. Behnam is to serve until 2016, Petros until the fall of 2012, and there is still no resolution in Youcef’s apostasy case. Several other pastors are in the process of fleeing the country as they are [...]

Youcef To Remain In Prison And Coerced To Recant

Jason DeMars — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:36:34 +0000

The Iranian judiciary has issued a perplexing decision in the case of Youcef Nadrkhani. They decided to keep him in prison for one more year in order to use whatever means necessary to cause him to convert to Islam. After one year we do not know what they will do. It is clear that they [...]

Update On Youcef Nadarkhani

Jason DeMars — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:44:08 +0000

We have received word that the Iranian judiciary is again delaying the verdict from the apostasy trial of Youcef Nadarkhani. They are doing this in order to continue the uncertainty for him and to apply additional pressure to get him to return to Islam. Secondly, they want the international community and especially Christians to forget [...]

Behnam Irani Is Being Mistreated In Prison

Jason DeMars — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:23:39 +0000

We have been informed that pastor Behnam Irani, who is being held in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Iran is being tortured and is in poor health. He has just under five years left in his prison sentence. He is being mistreated and is in poor health. In the first few months he was in prison [...]

Increased Persecution of Christians In Iran

Jason DeMars — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:33:50 +0000

We are getting closer to the time frame that the court will issue pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s written verdict, reportedly, sometime in mid-December. He remains in good health and strong faith. Even though the Iranian regime has attempted to distance themselves from pursuing an apostasy conviction by putting out lies through their government controlled media organization the [...]