Nasser Navard Goltapeh

<p>He was sentenced to prison for his Christian faith.</p>

<coverage-outsourcing id='7701'> According to Mohabbat News, IRGC Intelligence officers arrived at the house of a Iranian Christian in the second phase of the Andisheh city of Karaj and arrested 10 Iranian newly converted Christians and three Christians from the Republic of Azerbaijan. Of the Iranian detainees, nine were released on the same day </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='7702'> Mohabbat News released a report of this detention and wrote that only one of the Azerbaijani detainees has managed to call his family twice. According to the report, Azerbaijani prisoners are kept together, but there is no information about Naser Navard Goltapeh's detention status </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='10244'> According to HRANA, Aldar Ghorbanov, Yousef Farhadov Taltoghlou, Bahram Nasbiov Alkhanoghlou and Naser Navard Goltapeh were released on bails </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40316'> <reference source='https://mohabatnews.com/?p=24868'> Branch 26 of the revolutionary court presided by Judge Mashallah Ahmadzadeh sentenced him to 10 years in prison. According to Mohabat News, the judge did not give the defendant and his attorneys access to the case documents. Later Mohabat News reported that he was charged with forming and running an illegal organization aimed at undermining national security. The basis for the charge was "acts against national security and the soft overthrow of the state through promoting Christianity, organizational connection to Kalam Zendegi church, and promoting Zionist Christianity." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='16402'> Judge Ahmadzadeh condemned to ten years prison, each, for crimes such as “assembly and conducting illegal meeting in order to disturb the national security” pertaining to article 498, such as “ acting against national security, soft overthrow of the state through Christian proselytization, institutional relations with the church of The Living Word (The Persian translation should be corrected to Kalam Zendeh na Kalam Zendegi) , and zionist propaganda,” Nasser Navard Goltapeh, Bahram Nisbaf, Youssef Farhadi, and Aldar Ghorbanof. According to Mohabat News only Mr. Navard Goltapeh who is an Iranian citizens was present inside the country at the time the sentence was issued </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20039'> Appeal hearing on his charges was held at Branch 36 of the Tehran Appeals Court under the chairmanship of Judge Babaei </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20038'> “Article 18”’s website reported that judge Hassan Babayi has affirmed his 10 year sentence in the appeals court of Tehran province. According to this report, the judge has told him to “satisfy the interrogators of the MInistry of Intelligence” in order of the remission of punishment </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20853'> According to the Article 18 website, he went to Evin prison for the execution his 10-year prison sentence. He was transferred to the hall 10 of ward 8 </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='21423'> Article 18 reported that he was denied sufficient medical care for his toothache. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25527'> In a letter from prison, he thanked God for "being worthy of going to prison" for his "faith in Jesus Christ." </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='27331'> <reference source='https://www.kampain.info/archive/38762.htm'> In a letter from prison, he said the judicial system of Iran considered "Christian worship" an "act against national security." </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='30023'> Article 18 reported that he is still in prison. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33499'> <reference source='https://articleeighteen.com/fa/news/3558/'> Article 18 reported that the supreme court denied the retrial request of Naser Navard Goltapeh. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36477'> <reference source='https://www.radiozamaneh.info/680061'> Although he has served a third of his sentence, his parole request was denied. Despite his mouth disease and teeth problems and bad vision, he has been denied medical care in prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37163'> <reference source='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6k5S11xFYE&t=41s'> He became 60 in prison. His mother released a video asking for his release. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37161'> <reference source='https://articleeighteen.com/fa/news/9991/'> In his visit to Evin Prison, Tehran's prosecutor general Alghasi Mehr gave a written order to judiciary magistrates to approve the parole for Naser Navard Goltapeh. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='37164'> <reference source='https://articleeighteen.com/fa/news/10373/'> Article 18 Organization reported that his parole request has been denied again by the prosecutor general of Tehran, Alghasi Mehr, who had previously ordered the judicial magistrates to approve his parole request. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40948'> <reference source='https://articleeighteen.com/fa/news/11276/'> The ninth branch of the supreme court rejected his retrial request. Article 18 reported that this is the fifth time that his retrial request has been denied by the supreme court. His attorney Iman Soleimani told Article 18 that some of the supreme court judges follow the orders of the security authorities and when they see a security order in the case, they sacrifice justice for obedience and justify their rejection of retrial with Article 474 regarding the incompatibility of the request with the framework of retrial. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='38805'> <reference source='https://articleeighteen.com/fa/news/11234/'> Article 178 reported that at least 4 new Christian converts including Yousef Nadarkhani have contracted coronavirus in Evin Prison's ward 8. These prisoners are denied access to medical care. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40949'> <reference source='https://articleeighteen.com/fa/news/12481/'> Article 18 reported that the international Christian organization Middle East Concern (MEC)has released a statement expressing concerns about the health of Naser Navard Goltappeh. The statement emphasized that he his many illnesses but recently his left ear is losing hearing and he loses balance while walking. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='40951'> <reference source='https://articleeighteen.com/fa/news/12500/'> Article 18 reported that the chief of the first branch of sentence enforcement, Mr. Tarian, said regarding his opposition to his release: > His sentence is 10 years in prison and in my opinion, he doesn't deserve to be released. It's true that he was well-behaved and hasn't done interviews with the media. All true. But since he acted against national security, If he is released now, it won't look good, and this sentence won't have the desired preventative effect on other Christians. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='50719'> <reference source='https://mohabatnews.com/?p=51165'> He was released. Mohabat News reported that his attorney said his client has been released after his "pardon" request was approved. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>