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8 Christians Arrested in Iran, One Elderly Woman Freed
Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Eight Iranian Christians were arrested by Iranian intelligence officials at the beginning of July, and are currently being held at an undisclosed Intelligence Ministry site in Bushehr, a southern port city on the Persian Gulf.

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