Contents tagged with Khamenei
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 11:25 AM Oct. 11, 2011
Americans Support for Pastor Youcef Overwhelming
Today, we are hand-delivering a petition directly to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on behalf of over 156,000 Americans, urging Secretary Clinton to engage Iran at the highest levels to secure Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s release. We are also asking Secretary Clinton to work with the United Nations, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and other foreign leaders to ensure that this ultimate human rights abuse – the execution of a man for his faith – is not ca... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 8:29 AM Oct. 10, 2011
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to Decide Pastor Youcef’s Fate
Breaking news reports out of Iran provide that the state court of Gilan, which recently demanded that Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani recant his faith or face execution, has delayed its written decision. As we predicted last week, the judges have sent the case to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. According to Youcef’s lawyer, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, “the court has decided to ask the opinion of Mr. (Ali) Khamenei.” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is an Islam... Continue Reading
