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December 2021, Mahmoud Mardani-Karaji and his brother Mansour were arrested by plainclothes officials, during a Christmas celebration at a house-church in Fooladshahr, Isfahan. They were later released on bail.
On 16 January 2025, Mahmoud and his brother Mansour were each sentenced to four years in prison, two years in exile, fined, and deprived of social rights for five years on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic through promoting Christianity”.
Mahmoud began serving his sentence on the 16 December, 2025.
Prison Address:
Dastgerd PrisonIsfahan City,
Isfahan Province
Iran
If writing to a Prisoner of faith:
Please DO
- Write in English and write as neatly as you are able to. Your letter must be legible to be translated (Many people study English, so there will often be someone to translate your letter).
- Express your Christian love and tell them that you are praying for them (then do!) They, in turn, will be praying for you!
- Keep your letter brief and loving – one page is enough.
- Include Bible verses.
- Hand write the address on envelopes accurately and mark it AIRMAIL; make sure the postage is correct.
- You may include a snapshot of yourself, your family or your prayer group if you want to make your letter even more personal and special.
Please DON'T
- Do not write about politics or criticise the government.
- Never mention the source of your information or the name of any organisation such as Voice of the Martyrs. It is not dangerous for a prisoner to receive letters from an individual, but if an organisation is mentioned, they may be accused of links with “foreign organisations” and receive even harsher sentences.
- Use words that might imply some kind of hidden activity e.g. “thank you for the Christian work that you have done in Vietnam” might imply that the prisoner had done some covert work for a foreign organisation to subvert the government.
- Build up hopes and expectations of prisoners – and likewise, don’t make any offer of help unless you intend to act on it!
- Use religious jargon, sermonize, or be presumptuous about the prisoner’s situation, needs or feelings.
- Quote verses which refer to war, fighting, armour, weapons (eg ‘the sword of the spirit’, ‘fighting the good fight of faith’, ‘the armour of God’ etc).
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