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Hanged for being a Christian in Iran Telegraph

Posted by Margaret on Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008

Rashin Soodmand is an Iranian Christian. Her father was hanged for apostasy – he converted to Christianity when he was thirteen. Now her brother, also a Christian, risks the same fate. Rashin says, “They assume that if you are Iranian, you must be Muslim.”

It’s not surprising that it appears there are no atheists in Iran. Declaring your non-belief would risk death or life imprisonment.

Read more in The Telegraph.

Tags: Iran, Islamists, Execution, Apostasy

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