Iran: more Christian converts arrested in city west of Tehran

Following the harassment and pressures imposed on Christian converts in Iran, at least 8 other members of a house church in Karaj, west of Tehran, were arrested by security agents, reports indicate. The status of Pastor Saeed Abedini in Gohardasht Prison remains concerning.
Hayede Shadnia, Shahin Bashiri, Mona Chahardoli, Ismaeel Falahati, Ne’matollah Yousefi and an individual by the name of Razmik, along with at least two other Christian converts, were arrested by plainclothes security agents on Friday, August 7 while taking part in a praying ceremony.
The detention of these individuals came with disrespectful conduct and even beatings by the security agents, along with a number of books and pamphlets confiscated and transferred to a van. Security agents equipped with radio transmitters and pistols also rounded up satellite TV dishes on the same building, reports indicate.