August 3, 2017 | Quoted by CBN News

Iran Denied Christian Prisoner Vital Medical Care

Iranian authorities released Maryam Naghash Zargaran, an Iranian Christian, from prison after she served a four year sentence for “security violations.”

She was sentenced in 2013, for “propagating against the Islamic regime and collusion intended to harm national security,” according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

Her ordeal was a hard one.

Zargaran, 39, was often denied vital medical attention needed for a heart condition called atrial septal defect (ASD).

In September 2013, just over two months after she began her sentence, Zargaran had what may have been a heart attack and was sent to a hospital for treatment. Later, she was returned to Evin prison.

“The Iranian government must cease its targeting of Christians and release Maryam and other religious prisoners of conscience,” said USCIRF Commissioner Cliff May. “They should be honored for their contributions to society rather than penalized for who they are or what they believe.”

Read more here.

Issues:

Iran Iran Human Rights