Sam Khosravi

Sam Khosravi

He was arrested in the collective arrest of Christian citizens in Bushehr in the Summer of 2019

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='25837'> Eight Christian citizens were arrested in Bushehr: Sam Khosravi, Maryam Falahi, Sasan Khosravi, Marjan Falahi, Khatoun Fathollahzadeh, Pouria Peyma, Fatemeh Talebi, and Habib Heydari. Khatoun Fathollahzadeh was released on the first day, but the others were held for more than two weeks. </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='31350'> <reference source='https://articleeighteen.com/fa/news/2660/'> According to Article 18’s report, the officers behaved "violently" during their arrest and obtained "forced confessions" from these Christian converts in the detention center. Their personal belongings were also confiscated. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='31356'> <reference source='https://articleeighteen.com/fa/news/2660/'> According to Article 18's report, seven Christian converts living in Bushehr have been sentenced to prison, paying fines, exile, and social exclusions on the charge of "propaganda against the system" by a branch of the Revolutionary Court of Bushehr, presided over by Judge Yazdanshenas. According to the report, Sam and Sasan Khosravi were sentenced to one year in prison, two years of prohibition of living in Bushehr, and two years of deprivation of working in their current job. Judge Yazdanshenas sentenced Habib Heydari and Pouria Peima to one year and three months in prison, respectively. Maryam Fallahi, Marjan Fallahi, and Fatemeh Talebi have been sentenced to pay a fine of "eight million", "six million" and "four million" tomans, respectively; Maryam Fallahi has also been sentenced to permanent dismissal from public service. Having Christian religious books and symbols, attending home churches, and communicating with Christian missionaries living abroad have been cited as examples of the charges in court. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>