Farshid has long been been separated from his wife Leila and two children, Rosana and Bardia. He is currently serving a six-year sentence in Iran's notorious Evin prison. His crime: being a Christian and freely exercising his faith.
"We are very grateful to announce that Iranian Christian prisoner Farshid Fathi has been told by prison officials that he will be released on Dec. 10, 2015. He had previously expected to remain in prison until December 2017," officials from the Iranian Elam Christian Ministries said in their website (elam.com)...