Iran (MNN) — Iran deploys “spy drones” to target women not wearing hijabs in its latest crackdown. Quadcopters equipped with cameras photograph women and girls and transmit their location to “hijab enforcers,” who then confront them directly.

Heart4Iran’s Mike Ansari says, “These days, Iranian women – whether they’re Christian or non-Christian – are being subjected to harassment and violence under Iranian rule.”

Quadcopters equipped with cameras photograph women and girls and transmit their location to “hijab enforcers,” who then confront them directly.
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Free women aren’t the only ones beset by Iranian authorities. Christian prisoners like 60-year-old Mina Khajavi are suffering oppression, too.

Inside Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, “she is currently serving a six-year sentence under the charge of acting against the national security by promoting Zionist Christianity in a house church,” Ansari says.

Mina severely broke her ankle in a car accident shortly before starting her prison sentence in January. “According to some sources close to her and her family, she is still in severe pain and unable to receive the care that she needs,” Ansari says.

“The only care she receives is occasional pain relief.”

According to International Christian Concern, Evin Prison houses 60 percent of the believers detained in Iran. Prisoners in Evin report dismal conditions and more than 70 different types of torture.

Pray the Lord will heal Mina’s ankle and relieve her pain. Ask God to strengthen women believers across Iran and help them endure the crackdowns.

“The systematic violation of religious freedom and human rights across Iran is quite alarming,” Ansari says.

“It gives us cause as Christians to come together and lift up Iran in our prayers.”

 

Header image courtesy of Heart4Iran.