Iran: 'Iranian Christian Hamid Pourmand must appear before the Islamic (sharia) court of Iran between April 11 and 14 to face charges of apostasy from Islam and proselytizing Muslims to the Christian belief. Both “crimes” are punishable by death. Arrested last September when security police raided a church conference he was attending, the Assemblies of God lay pastor is the only one of more than 80 church leaders arrested at the conference who was not released. Pourmand converted from Islam to Christianity nearly 25 years ago.' (Compass Direct)