Annex IV [English only] Christians currently imprisoned in the Islamic Republic of Iran Details Name Charges Date of arrest Sentence City of arrest Prison Status Notes Youcef Nadarkhani Apostasy 13-Oct2009 Death Rasht Lakan Was released following a court hearing on 8 September 2012. The pastor was acquitted of apostasy, but found guilty of evangelising Muslims. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment for evangelising, but was released on minimum bail as he had already served the vast majority of this time. On Christmas day, (December 25th), 2012 Pastor Yousef was rearrested to serve the 45 remining days of his sentence at Lakan Prison, Rasht. N/A A/HRC/22/56 71

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