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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
IRAN---Awarding-winning Iranian Christian artist Vahid Zarday, a former Muslim, has been temporarily released from a notorious prison in eastern Iran where he was held because of expressing his faith in Christ, Iranian Christians said Sunday, October 14. Zarday was freed from jail Tuesday, October 9, in the country's second largest city of Mashhad, 850 kilometers (530 miles) east of the capital Tehran, reported Iranian Christian news agency Mohabat News. "According to the latest reports, he has been temporarily released and now awaits his trial to take place." His release after four months imprisonment came amid a reported visit to the area by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was born in Mashhad. [link]
Monday, 15 October 2012
Iran Frees Jailed Award-Winning Christian Artist, Vahid Zarday
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