Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh[1] were sentenced to execution by hanging in 2009 for converting to Christianity in Iran.[2][3][4] They were detained in the notorious Evin Prison for 259 days[5][6][7] where they were tortured and interrogated.[8]
After gaining freedom, the two women wrote Captive in Iran which detailed their experiences.[6][9]
Amirizadeh became an American citizen in 2016 and campaigned in the 2022 Georgia House of Representatives election as a Republican.[10][11] In 2022, she also completed her second book, A Love Journey with God, ISBN 979-8985463170, OCLC 1380933347, which details her difficult upbringing and journey to Christianity as well as further details of her imprisonment in Iran.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ "Iran: Prisoners of conscience / Medical concern". Amnesty International. 2009. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ Feldstein, Jonathan (14 September 2023). "Iran's Season of Judgement". Townhall. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Captive in Iran". Hudson Institute. 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Voices of Evin: Maryam Rostampour & Marziyeh Amirizadeh". Tortoise Media. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Judd, Emily (11 February 2020). "Meet the two women who spread Christianity to hundreds in Iran's Evin prison". Al Arabiya English. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b DeGennaro, Nancy (2017-03-17). "Iranian women share story of conversion to Christianity". The Daily News Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Sseruyigo, Aaron (16 August 2020). "Iran: Prison turns into a church after arrest of 2 persecuted Christians". Uganda Christian News. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Schrauger, Brian (19 May 2023). "An encounter with Marziyeh Amirizadeh: Iranian Christian activist". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Rostampour, Maryam; Amirizadeh, Marziyeh; Perry, John (2013). Captive in Iran: a remarkable true story of hope and triumph amid the horror of Tehran's brutal Evin Prison. Carol Stream, Illinois: Tyndale Momentum, an Imprint of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4143-7120-7. OCLC 805051365.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (10 October 2022). "Marziyeh Marzi Amirizadeh". Atlanta Civic Circle.
- ^ "Marziyeh Amirizadeh seeks election for District 67". Newnan Times-Herald. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Feldstein, Jonathan (21 April 2023). "Iranian Christian Marzi Amirizadeh: From death row to Shabbat table". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Exiled Iranian Christian Woman Tells Inspiring Story of Faith, Courage under Persecution". CBN News. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
External links
edit- Official website for Marziyeh Amirizadeh
- Maryam Rostampour-Keller on LinkedIn