We received news the morning that Maryam and Marzieh have been released!
Their families were told to be prepared to pick them up this week and they did just a few hours ago.
After being in prison for over 8 months, their health is suffering so please continue to pray for their quick recovery. [...]

After spending 256 days in prison, Maryam and Marzieh will be released tomorrow (Monday, November 16)!
We received this exciting update from Elam Ministries earlier this morning. The folks there are asking that supporters continue to pray for the full and unconditional release of the women, as well as for their safety and quick recovery from [...]

We were just told by a FreeThemm visitor that Maryam and Marzieh’s story has been covered by the Washington Times… you can read the entire article here:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/10/jailed-iranians-stand-by-god/
The article is a great recount of their story. We are thrilled to be seeing that they are getting more press and media, we want their story was widely [...]

The folks at World Net Daily have organized and online petition for Maryam and Marzieh’s release. You can read more about and sign it here: http://www.wnd.com/petition_iran.  We are hoping for more developments involving their release this week so please continue to pray that the judge and those in the Iranian government will acquit their charges [...]

Courtesty of Elam Ministries, we’re thrilled to share with you an exciting development in the case of Maryam and Marzieh.
Yesterday morning (Oct. 7), the two women were unexpectedly taken to appear before the court. They faced three charges:
1. Anti-state activities
2. Propogation of the Christian faith
3. Apostasy
A new judge presided over their case, and unlike the [...]

Today, our team received an update from Elam, a ministry that serves the growing Christian church in Iran.
After seven months in captivity, Maryam and Marzieh continue to maintain that they will not deny their faith.
In an interview with the Voice of America Persian News Network, their lawyer said: “My clients are not prepared to lie [...]

Great news for Maryam & Marzieh! According to an article from NPR the Iranian government has just released a prisoner from Evin… Many have been praying for him, Maryam & Marzieh as well as many others inside the Evin prison and this is exciting to hear.
Source: NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113374403
“Iranian businessman Bijan Khadjedpour was one of the [...]

There aren’t many people who can truly relate to Maryam and Marzieh’s reality for the past 200 days. Try as we may to sympathize, most of us don’t have a clue what it’s like to be imprisoned because of something we believe.
Heather Mercer is one of the few who can identify with Maryam and Marzieh [...]

It’s no secret that many people view the Middle East as a bully to the rest of the world.
Especially post-9/11, fear and a general distrust of Arabs run rampant.
The last thing we want is for the information on freethemm.com to create even more uneasiness toward the Middle East. We simply want to spread the word [...]

Maryam & Marzieh – Not Forgotten from Free Themm on Vimeo.
Craig’s post–a great reminder that Jesus loves the forgotten. And while we haven’t forgotten Maryam and Marzieh, we imagine that there have been days where they have wondered, “Does anyone remember? Does anyone know? Are we alone in here?”
Watch this great video from Craig and [...]