An Islamic judge in
north of Iran
condemned an zealous
Christian convert,
Mehdi Dibaj, from
Islam to death. His
crime was apostasy.
Dibaj had already
served ten years in
prison.
Haik Hovsepian, the
leader of
Evangelical
Christians of Iran,
chose to speak out
and launch an
international
campaign for Dibaj’s
sentence to be
overturned.
Haik’s campaign was
successful, and
Dibaj was released
only a few days
before his execution
date. But, there was
a price to pay…
On January19,1994,
Bishop Haik
Hovsepian
disappeared. Twelve
days later his
corpse was
identified by his
son. The body had
been stabbed 26
times.
He was not the last
to be martyred.
Since then several
other Christians
have been brutally
tortured and put to
death.
This is the untold
story of their
sacrifices, courage,
commitment and
faith.
