{"id":25501,"date":"2020-05-29T10:16:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T01:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/?page_id=25501"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:20:12","slug":"prisoner-profile-naser-navard-iran","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/prisoners\/prisoner-profile-naser-navard-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Naser Navard Gol-Tapeh Imprisoned in Iran for Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Naser Navard Gol-Tapeh” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|line_height:1.4em” css=”.vc_custom_1588921527389{margin-top: 1em !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_text_separator title=”\ub098\uc138\ub974 \ub098\ubc14\ub4dc \uace8\ud0c0\ud398” color=”custom” accent_color=”#333333″ el_width=”40″ css=”.vc_custom_1588921549543{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_class=”line-for-40″][vc_custom_heading text=”ARRESTED JANUARY 2018 IN IRAN” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:1.2em|text_align:center|line_height:2em” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:500%20bold%20italic%3A500%3Aitalic”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Prisoner Name” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1587435417994{margin-bottom: 1em !important;}” el_class=”country-title”][vc_custom_heading text=”Naser Navard Gol-Tapeh” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:15px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1588921606514{margin-bottom: 1em !important;}” el_class=”headline”][vc_single_image image=”24683″ img_size=”full”][vc_custom_heading text=”Location” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1587435436291{margin-top: 1em !important;margin-bottom: 0.6em !important;}” el_class=”country-title”][vc_custom_heading text=”Iran” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:15px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1605747530226{margin-bottom: 1em !important;}” el_class=”headline” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvomkorea.com%2Fen%2Fcountry-profile%2FIRAN%2F||target:%20_blank|”][vc_single_image image=”25503″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/country-profile\/IRAN\/” el_class=”flag”][vc_btn title=”Iran Country Profile” style=”outline” shape=”square” color=”success” size=”sm” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-globe” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvomkorea.com%2Fen%2Fcountry-profile%2FIRAN%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”vomgreen”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Prisoner Profile” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1587620873552{margin-bottom: 0.6em !important;}” el_class=”country-title”][vc_column_text css=””]Naser Navard Gol-Tapeh was arrested on June 24, 2016 when 30 intelligence agents raided an engagement party at a house in the Andisheh township of Karaj, near Tehran. Everyone present was detained, including three visiting Azeri Christians from Baku, Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n

Most of the Christians were released after questioning, but Naser and the Azeris were transferred to Evin prison – some sources suggest that Naser was not released because he was older than the other Christians present and was perceived as the leader.<\/p>\n

The four Christians were held in solitary confinement for two months and subjected to intense interrogation. During this time, they were denied consular assistance and legal counsel. They were all charged with \u201cillegal gathering, collusion and evangelism\u201d.<\/p>\n

In September 2016, they were transferred to shared cells in Evin\u2019s Ward 350, and the next month they were temporarily released on bail.\u00a0 The three Azeris – Bahram Nasibov, Yusif Farhadov and Eldar Gurbanov \u2013 were allowed to leave Iran in November 2016, forfeiting their bail.<\/p>\n

At Naser\u2019s trial in May 2017, Judge Mashallah Ahmadzadeh, head of the 26th branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, charged him with \u201cacting against national security through the formation and establishment of an illegal church organization in his home\u201d. The court convicted Naser, basing its decision on a Ministry of Intelligence report that allegedly provided evidence that he attempted to undermine national security by establishing an \u201cillegal house church network\u201d. The court refused to present the report to Naser\u2019s lawyer Hossein Ahmadi Niaz, who was not allowed access to any document in his case file.<\/p>\n

On May 23, Judge Ahmadzadeh sentenced Naser to ten years in prison, and the three Azeris were also sentenced, in absentia, to ten years each in prison.\u00a0 The judgments were not communicated to the four Christians until June 12. Naser appealed his sentence, but on Nov. 12, 2017, he lost his appeal at a hearing in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. The three Azeris also appealed and lost, but they are unlikely to be forced to return to Iran to serve their sentences. Lawyer Hossein Ahmadi Niaz commented, \u201cMy client has not broken any of the criminal code and is not guilty of his charges. All other Christians arrested with him also confirmed all of their meetings were strictly focused on their faith and worship and nothing else.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Jan. 20, 2018, Naser was admitted to section 8, hall 10 of Evin Prison to serve his ten years sentence. He was denied medical treatment for a severe gum infection and was in great pain.<\/p>\n

His family feared he could lose all his teeth if the authorities continued to deny him treatment.<\/p>\n

In January 2019, Naser was well and reportedly in good spirits, though he is still in prison.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A Letter\u00a0<\/span>From<\/span>\u00a0Prison \u2013 Feb. 2020<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Naser\u00a0<\/span>Navard<\/span>\u00a0Gol-<\/span>Tapeh<\/span>\u00a0sent out a letter from prison on Jan. 31, 2020. He wrote, \u201cI am confident in all hardships and I believe I will become free by Him who I have hope to (my Lord) because the Lord our God does not forget his children … so let me be bold and say, \u2018The Lord is my helper.\u2019<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRemember me in your prayers always \u2013 you know that your prayers are a sweet smelling offering to God and a sacrifice which is accepted and pleasing to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He also requested prayer that his family would come to follow Jesus and for the spread of the gospel in Iran.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

No Trial\u00a0<\/span>For<\/span>\u00a0Naser \u2013 June 2020<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Christian convert Naser\u00a0<\/span>Navard<\/span>\u00a0Gol-<\/span>Tapeh<\/span>\u00a0has been informed that his retrial \u2013 to challenge his 10-year sentence \u2013 will not take place. Nasser began serving his sentence in January 2018.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Re-arrested \u2013 February 2025<\/p>\n

He served nearly half of his 10-year prison sentence before being pardoned and released in 2022. But on February 6th<\/sup>, 2025, Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh was taken into custody by intelligence agents at his home in the Tehran region. He was then sent to Evin prison. The exact reason for the re-arrest is unclear.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”How to write a letter” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1642042354205{margin-bottom: 16px !important;}” el_class=”country-title”][vc_btn title=”Instructions for writing a letter” style=”outline” shape=”square” color=”danger” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvomkorea.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F10%2FInstruction_English.pdf||target:%20_blank|”][vc_btn title=”Scripture verses in Persian” style=”outline” shape=”square” color=”success” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-pencil” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fvomkorea.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F11%2FIran_Letter-Contents_English.pdf||target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Click the button above to print Scripture verses in the prisoner’s language. You can cut and paste them to your letter. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\nEvin Prison, Saadat Abad,
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“Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them,
\nand those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.”\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

Hebrews 13:3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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