Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh explained

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.[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,,, which details her difficult upbringing and journey to Christianity as well as further details of her imprisonment in Iran.[12] [13]

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  1. Web site: Iran: Prisoners of conscience / Medical concern . . 2009 . 2023-12-18 . 2023-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204062757/https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/MDE13/030/2009/en/ . live .
  2. News: Feldstein . Jonathan . Iran's Season of Judgement . . 14 September 2023 . 17 December 2023 . 19 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919232345/https://townhall.com/columnists/jonathanfeldstein/2023/09/14/irans-season-of-judgement-n2628444 . live .
  3. Web site: Captive in Iran . . 27 November 2023 . 18 December 2023 . 5 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705134212/https://www.hudson.org/events/1006-captive-in-iran42013 . live .
  4. News: Voices of Evin: Maryam Rostampour & Marziyeh Amirizadeh . . 8 September 2020 . 18 December 2023 . 18 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218045909/https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2020/09/08/voices-of-evin-maryam-rostampour-marziyeh-amirizadeh/ . live .
  5. News: Judd . Emily . Meet the two women who spread Christianity to hundreds in Iran's Evin prison . 17 December 2023 . . 11 February 2020 . 10 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221110132911/https://english.alarabiya.net/features/2020/02/11/Meet-the-two-women-who-spread-Christianity-to-hundreds-in-Iran-s-Evin-prison . live .
  6. News: DeGennaro . Nancy . Iranian women share story of conversion to Christianity . 17 December 2023 . . 2017-03-17 . 2021-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210815200631/https://eu.dnj.com/story/life/2017/03/17/iranian-women-share-story-conversion-christianity/99298824/ . live .
  7. News: Sseruyigo . Aaron . Iran: Prison turns into a church after arrest of 2 persecuted Christians . Uganda Christian News . 16 August 2020 . 17 December 2023 . 19 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119025914/https://www.ugchristiannews.com/iran-prison-turns-into-a-church-after-arrest-of-2-persecuted-christians/ . live .
  8. News: Schrauger . Brian . An encounter with Marziyeh Amirizadeh: Iranian Christian activist . . 19 May 2023 . 17 December 2023 . 11 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211045426/https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-743444 . live .
  9. Book: Captive in Iran: a remarkable true story of hope and triumph amid the horror of Tehran's brutal Evin Prison . 2013 . Tyndale Momentum, an Imprint of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc . 978-1-4143-7120-7 . Rostampour . Maryam . Carol Stream, Illinois . Amirizadeh . Marziyeh . Perry . John. 805051365.
  10. Web site: Lee . Maggie . Marziyeh Marzi Amirizadeh . . 10 October 2022.
  11. News: Marziyeh Amirizadeh seeks election for District 67 . 23 December 2023 . . 11 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223145515/https://www.times-herald.com/news/local/marziyeh-amirizadeh-seeks-election-for-district-67/article_b2163db7-2435-59ac-a9a9-ce152b7dbdb6.html . 23 December 2023.
  12. News: Feldstein . Jonathan . Iranian Christian Marzi Amirizadeh: From death row to Shabbat table . 17 December 2023 . . 21 April 2023 . 16 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216093016/https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-739815 . live .
  13. News: Exiled Iranian Christian Woman Tells Inspiring Story of Faith, Courage under Persecution . . 5 May 2023 . 17 December 2023 . 18 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218045909/https://cmsedit.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/2023/may/exiled-iranian-christian-woman-tells-inspiring-story-of-faith-courage-under-persecution . live .

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