GENEVA (20 September 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, and freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, welcomed the release of a Christian Pastor charged with apostasy, but expressed deep concern over the arrest and detention of hundreds of Christians over the past few years. They called on the authorities to “ease the current climate of fear in which many churches operate, especially protestant evangelical houses of worship.” The Special Rapporteur on Iran welcomed the…
Continue reading on the official OHCHR website →
Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 20 September 2012. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
