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Filed in: Iran | by Anna Sekulow | 2:55 PM May. 16, 2012
Pastor Youcef the Movie: Fact or Fiction
As international pressure increases, the Iranian regime is now taking new measures to delegitimize Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Iranian film director Nader Talebzadh is making a "documentary" about Pastor Youcef. One would hope that such a documentary would expose the truth about the persecution of Pastor Youcef. However, Mr. Talebzadh has said he will work directly with the Iranian judiciary in producing the film. In announcing that he is in the beginning stages of the documentary, Mr. Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 10:43 AM May. 10, 2012
Letter from Pastor Youcef Thanks Supporters and Urges Prayer
Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has written an open letter to “all those who are concerned” with his plight thanking them and asking for prayer. The letter written earlier this week is the first time in nearly a year that Pastor Youcef has been able to speak out publicly about his illegal imprisonment in Iran. He encourages the members of his congregation and supporters all over the world that he is in “perfect health” and urges them to continue having faith in God. H Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Jay Sekulow | 3:15 PM May. 7, 2012
Christian Pastor Youcef: Circumstances More Dire in Iran Than Ever
938 days. That's how long Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been imprisoned in Iran. His crime? He embraced Christianity and started a church. Now, with Pastor Youcef facing the death penalty, his situation is even more precarious. As we've reported, Pastor Youcef's attorney has now been targeted by the Iranian regime. He's been convicted and told he will begin serving a 9 year prison sentence soon. His crime? His work on human rights and his desire to help clients like Pastor Youcef. On Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 4:40 PM May. 3, 2012
Pastor Youcef’s Attorney to be Jailed for Representing the Persecuted
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s Iranian attorney has been convicted for his work defending human rights and is expected to have to begin serving his nine-year sentence in the near future. As we have previously reported, Pastor Youcef’s attorney, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, was sentenced to nine years in prison and banned from practicing law or teaching for ten years by the Iranian government, essentially for representing individuals like Pastor Youcef. Dadkhah recently stated, “I was in Continue Reading...
Filed in: Free Speech | by David French | 1:00 PM May. 3, 2012
Governor Vetoes Religious Liberty at Vanderbilt
On Tuesday I reported that the Tennessee legislature had overwhelmingly voted to protect religious liberty at Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt, a non-religious private school and recipient of massive amounts of state and federal taxpayer dollars, had implemented a policy that required religious student groups to open themselves to non-religious leadership. In response, the legislature passed a bill that did two things: (1) protected religious liberty at all public universities in the state to p Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Anna Sekulow | 11:19 AM May. 3, 2012
2 Million Strong for Pastor Youcef
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef campaign is now reaching more than 2 million Twitter accounts worldwide. Yesterday, we told you that we needed 46 more people to sign up to Tweet for Youcef, and well over 100 of you responded. Thank you for joining this critical effort for Pastor Youcef’s freedom. Thank you as well to the thousands of you who have signed up to Tweet for Youcef. You are making a tremendous difference in the fight for the life of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who fa Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 2:44 PM May. 2, 2012
We Need 46 More People to Tweet for Youcef
The ACLJ's Tweet for Youcef campaign is reaching across the globe. The number of Twitter accounts being reached every day for Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has skyrocketed to 1,988,821 in just three months. Now we are the verge of a great milestone: reaching 2 million a day. We are 11,179 Twitter followers away from the 2 million mark. On average, the thousands of people who have already signed up have 241 Twitter followers. With that average in mind, we need just 46 more people to sign u Continue Reading...
Filed in: Free Speech | by David French | 5:00 PM May. 1, 2012
The Battle of Vanderbilt: The Tennessee Legislature Comes Through
For some time I've been commenting on a critical front in the battle for religious liberty on campus, the fight for religious liberty at Vanderbilt University. For those who haven't been following this case, a summary: In the name of a particularly empty-headed and hypocritical brand of "nondiscrimination," Vanderbilt is requiring campus Christian groups to be open to non-Christian leadership, even as it protects the special prerogatives of its large (and powerful) community of fraternities and Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 3:55 PM Apr. 30, 2012
Senate Must Call for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s Release
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has now been illegally imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith for over 930 days. The only thing that has prevented his execution to this date are the prayers of millions throughout the world and increasing international pressure calling for Pastor Youcef’s immediate release. The U.S. House of Representatives already unanimously passed a resolution calling for his release, and now a companion resolution is pending in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Se Continue Reading...
