Iranian Pastor’s Wife Summoned to Prison Following Christian-Activity Convictions
Lida Alexani, the wife of imprisoned Iranian pastor Joseph Shahbazian, has been ordered to report to Tehran’s Evin Prison following convictions linked to Christian activities.
Alexani, 58, was summoned on October 9, according to Christian advocacy groups. An October 26 report said it remained unclear whether she had entered the prison.
She received combined prison sentences totaling 13 years in October 2025. Worthy News reported that she is expected to serve the longest individual sentence of eight years under Iranian law.
The charges included proselytizing and gathering and collusion. Advocacy organizations link the prosecution to Christian worship and house-church activities.
Alexani was arrested in April 2025 and spent approximately a month in detention, including solitary confinement, before being released on bail in May.
Her husband is already serving a 16-year sentence in Evin Prison, according to Middle East Concern. Both were sentenced alongside three other Christians in the same case.
References
Worthy News — October 26, 2026
worthynews/118453-iran-orders-jailed-pastors-wife-to-begin-lengthy-prison-sentence
Middle East Concern — October 16, 2026
meconcern/2026/10/16/iran-jailed-pastors-wife-summoned-to-serve-prison-sentence/
