Contents tagged with #SaveSaeed
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 11:21 AM Mar. 5, 2013
Iran’s Continuous Blatant Violation of Pastor Saeed’s Fundamental Human Rights
Iran has repeatedly and continually abused the most basic human rights of Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen. For more than 160 days, Pastor Saeed has now been incarcerated in one of Iran’s most abusive and deadly prisons merely because of his religious beliefs – a blatant violation of numerous international treaties to which Iran has willingly bound itself and in violation of Iran’s own constitution. However, this is not the only violation of his human rights by any means.... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 12:08 PM Feb. 28, 2013
Ex-Inmate of Evin Prison Speaks of Torture Saeed Faces
Marina Nemat spent two years in Evin Prison in Iran for speaking out against the Islamic Republic. She suffered intense torture by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. She joined Jay Sekulow Live! to discuss with Jordan Sekulow some of the abusive conditions faced by prisoners in Evin, prisoners like Pastor Saeed. She has written two books detailing the inhumane conditions she suffered in this brutal and deadly prison. She explained, “It’s very rare, extremely rare, that somebody go... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by ACLJ.org | 8:00 AM Feb. 27, 2013
A Wife’s Perspective: Nightmare of a Husband and Father Imprisoned in Iran
By Naghmeh Abedini* It has been 9 months since Saeed kissed the little foreheads of our children as he said his goodbyes early in the morning of June 22, 2012. Nine months since Daddy sung to them and tucked them into bed, and 9 months since I embraced my husband as we said our goodbyes, thinking at the time we would be separated only a few weeks, as he returned to Iran to continue work on building an orphanage. Maybe if I knew what was to unfold, I would have held him a little longer, talked ... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 9:46 AM Feb. 26, 2013
Argo Takes Home Oscar, Yet American Hostage Still in Iran
Sunday night Argo took home the Oscar for best motion picture, but it’s impossible not to be reminded of another American hostage still trapped in Iran, Pastor Saeed Abedini. Argo portrays the daring escape of several of the American hostages taken by Iran in 1979. Hollywood and entertainment news are a buzz this week with talk of Iran and the American hostages. What shouldn’t be lost in all the attention garnered by this movie is that there is a real life American hostage current... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 3:03 PM Feb. 25, 2013
#SaveSaeed Tops 300,000 Signatures and Growing
This weekend the effort to save the life of a Christian Pastor – a U.S. citizen – imprisoned in Iran for his faith has reached an important milestone. Over 333,000 individuals have signed the petition to save American Pastor Saeed Abedini at SaveSaeed.org. When we launched the website just a few short weeks ago we set a goal of obtaining 300,000 signatures before a March 5th meeting at the United Nations (U.N.). We have now met and significantly surpassed this initial goal, gainin... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 8:38 AM Feb. 22, 2013
Pastor Saeed Writes of “Psychological Warfare,” “Physical Violence,” and “Death Threats” in Iranian Prison
Earlier this week, American Pastor Saeed Abedini was able to write a letter to his wife and supporters detailing the horrific conditions he suffers in Iran’s brutal Evin Prison. Pastor Saeed has now been imprisoned in Iran nearly five months. He describes how the “the psychological warfare, a year of not seeing my family, physical violence, actions committed to humiliate me, insults, being mocked,” extremists and other bullying groups in Evin “create another prison with... Continue Reading
