Christian persecution is not something from the ancient past. According to estimates, approximately 176,000 Christians are martyred each year worldwide. That's almost 500 deaths per day, one every three minutes.

Many Christians today suffer under the hand of Muslim governments. In Iran, two young women, Maryam Rustaampoor and Marzieh Amirizadeh, recently spent 256 days in prison because they converted from Islam to Christianity.

When pressured to recant their faith, Maryam and Marzieh refused. So they were detained at a notoriously brutal prison where they were very harshly treated, kept in solitary confinement, and endured extended interrogations. Maryam and Marzieh were released a few months ago, and received badly needed medical treatment.

Now the two women are going on trial.

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Help us urge the US State Department to pressure Iran to stop this abuse of Maryam’s and Marzieh’s human rights.

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State Department’s Iran Country Desk (202) 647-2520.