Update: Christians released


Evin prison
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The remaining seven of the twenty-five Christians who were arrested by Iranian officials in Amameh, Tehran in late July (click here for the story) were released on bail from Evin prison on September 2, according to a September 9 report from Farsi Christian News Network. Each believer was required to post the ownership titles of two houses as bail security.

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September 16, 2009
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Iran Profile

Location
Asia

Population
77,891,220 (July 2011 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Persian (51), Azeri (24), Gilaki and Mazandarani (8), Kurd (7), Arab (3), Other (7)

Religion (%)
Muslim (98.64), Christian (0.51), Baha’i (0.40), Other (0.45)

Leader
President Mahmud Ahmadinejad

Government type
Theocratic republic

Legal system
Based on Shariah law system

Statistics provided by CIA World Factbook and Operation World.

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