{"id":58216,"date":"2026-03-19T11:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/?page_id=58216"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:08:13","slug":"prisoner-profile-joseph-shahbazian-iran","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/prisoners\/prisoner-profile-joseph-shahbazian-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Joseph Shahbazian Imprisoned in Iran for Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Pastor Joseph Shahbazian” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%23111111|line_height:1.4em” css=”.vc_custom_1773820459102{margin-top: 1em !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_text_separator title=”\uc694\uc149 \uc0e4\ubc14\uc9c0\uc548 \ubaa9\uc0ac” color=”custom” accent_color=”#333333″ el_width=”40″ css=”.vc_custom_1773820419929{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_class=”line-for-40″][vc_custom_heading text=”ARRESTED FEBRUARY 2025 IN IRAN” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:1.2em|text_align:center|color:%23111111|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” css=””][vc_empty_space][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=”Pastor Joseph Shahbazian” font_container=”tag:div|font_size:15px|text_align:left|color:%23111111″ google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1773820474459{margin-bottom: 1em !important;}” el_class=”headline”][vc_single_image image=”58217″ img_size=”full” css=””][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=””]Pastor Joseph, an Armenian-Iranian, was initially arrested on June 30, 2020. On June 6, 2022, Pastor Joseph was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of “acting against national security” for leading home churches attended by Muslim converts to Christianity. Iranian authorities view those who attend and lead house churches as “enemy groups.” Pastor Joseph began serving his 10-year sentence on August 17, 2022, when his appeal was denied.<\/p>\n

In September 2023, thirteen months later, Pastor Joseph received a pardon and was released along with numerous other Christian prisoners during a general amnesty. Throughout his time in prison, Pastor Joseph suffered from a medical condition.<\/p>\n

Pastor Joseph Shahbazian was rearrested in his home on February 6, 2025, and taken to Iran’s notorious Evin prison. In late 2025, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for activities related to his faith. The prosecutor wrote, \u201cIn accordance with the teachings of the Protestant and Assemblies of God churches, the defendant considers the purpose and motivation of his evangelistic activities to be fulfilling the command and will of Christ to deliver the message of the Gospel to all nations and peoples of the world.”[\/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

[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Address for Mailing” 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_1587621145917{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”country-title”][vc_column_text css=””]Joseph Shahbazian<\/strong>
\nEvin Prison
\nSaadat Abad
\nTehran
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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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