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Alireza Seyyedian is a 37 year-old former Muslim that has been a Christian since 2006.  He has never been married.  In December 2011 he was sentenced to six years in prison by Branch 26 of Iran’s Revolutionary Court.  The sentence was for crimes against national security and propaganda against the regime.  The judge stated that since he was baptized in Turkey he was trying to express the lack of freedom in Iran and therefore was propagating against the regime. He was also accused of holding regular meetings with converts.  In the verdict they stated falsely that he was a Jesus Only cult member.  They also stated that he was distributing Bibles among the youth and that he had had communication with Zionist satellite channels like Mohabat and Radio Mojde, including sharing worship hymns that he has written with them.

On March 14, 2012, he was seeking to flee Iran and become a refugee in Turkey, but as he was trying to leave he was arrested and transported back to Tehran where he was imprisoned in Evin prison.  He was put in Section 350 of the prison where political prisoners are held.  That part of the prison is run by VEVAK, the intelligence service that reports to the Ayatollah Khameini and is beyond the control of Iran’s prison authorities.   According toone report, each cell is quite overcrowded and contains around 30 political prisoners, and the conditions of this section of the prison are unsanitary.

At this point we know that Alireza is in good health and remains strong.  We ask that you commit him to continued prayer.  Alert your prayer groups, Bible studies, and pastors as to his state and ask if they would commit themselves to consistent prayer for him.