(April, 11, 2012) A Christian church and cemetery in Kerman, a city of 750,000 in
southeastern Iran, have been demolished, according to an Iranian Christian news agency.
The church had been registered as a national monument, and the cemetery was 200 years
old. According to the news agency, the destruction of the cemetery was conducted
as part of a project by the municipality and Cultural Heritage organization, to release
lands around Ghal'e-Dokhtar and Ghal'e Ardeshir". After the reports and photos of
this destruction were published by news services, a team of experts of the Cultural
Heritage office of Kerman was sent out to the cemetery to prepare an expert report.