Additional Name(s): هاکوپ گوچومیان

Gender: Male

Current Location: Evin Prison, Tehran

Perpetrator: Iran

Ethnic Group: Armenian

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Date of Detainment: August/15/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Belief Religious Identity

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Hakop Gochumyan

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Hakop Gochumyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 15, 2023, authorities in Pardis arrested Gochumyan while he and his family were having dinner at a friend's home. Authorities reportedly confiscated religious materials during the arrest. Over the late summer/early fall, authorities had reportedly arrested over a hundred Christians, including Gochumyan, in a sweeping crackdown across the country.

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