On August 21, security authorities arrested three Iranian Christians in Karaj, two of whom are Farsi-speaking and the other an Iranian-Armenian.
According to the report, on August 21 Ebrahim Firouzi and Sevada Aghasar went to visit Masoud Mirzaei in his office in an insurance company in Karaj, when plainclothes security authorities raided the office and arrested all three Christians. Ebrahim Firouzi was on temporary bail at the time, due to serve the remainder of a one-year prison sentence before being exiled to a remote border town for two years.
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The authorities then transferred them to an unknown location. No indication has been given as to the charges for their arrest.
It is reported that only Masoud Mirzaei and Sevada Aghasar were granted permission to make a short phone call to their families informing them that they are in good health.
Individuals close to the arrested Christians said that Ebrahim had said that he was supposed to report to the judicial authorities on August 24 to serve his one-year sentence in prison. Thus, the purpose of their visit to Masoud's office in Karaj was solely to visit friends and say goodbye.
Ebrahim has not been allowed to contact his family after his re-arrest. This has caused concerns among his family and friends, considering that he had already been convicted.
