Renewed calls for release of Armenian Christian sentenced to 10-years in Iran’s Evin Prison on charges of ‘deviant proselytizing’ - Syriac Press

Renewed calls for release of Armenian Christian sentenced to 10-years in Iran’s Evin Prison on charges of ‘deviant proselytizing’ - Syriac Press

TEHRAN — An Armenian national, Hakop Gochumyan, has been serving a 10-year sentence at Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison since February 2024, after being convicted on what rights groups condemn as “unfounded” charges of “deviant proselytising.” His latest appeal for a retrial was rejected this week, prompting fresh international calls for his immediate release. According to Article18, Gochumyan, 36, and his wife Elisa Shahverdian — the Iranian-Arme…

Armenian Christian bemoans ‘unfair’ imprisonment on ‘unfounded’ charges

An Armenian Christian serving a 10-year prison sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison has written a letter protesting against his “unfair” imprisonment on “unfounded” charges, following the rejection of his second application for a retrial. Hakop Gochumyan, 36, has been in prison since August 2023, when he and his wife Elisa, who is the Iranian-Armenian daughter…