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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 | 3:40 PM May. 14, 2012
Iran Demands Youcef’s Lawyer “Confess on TV”
Iran continues to pressure Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s attorney, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, to confess to crimes he did not commit. A new report indicates that Dadkhah, who has been disbarred and sentenced to 9 years in prison for representing people like pastor Youcef, has been extensively interrogated and pressured to “confess on TV or go to prison.” Dadkhah reportedly told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran: “Tomorrow is my last day to either ma 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 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: 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 Anna Sekulow | 6:19 AM May. 3, 2012
2 Milhões de Fortes Para o Pastor Youcef
ACLJ em sua campanha Tweet para Youcef já está atingindo mais de 2 milhões de contas do Twitter em todo o mundo. Ontem, nós dissemos-lhe que precisávamos de mais 46 pessoas para se inscreverem na campanha Tweet para Youcef, e bem mais de 100 pessoas responderam. Obrigado por se juntar a este esforço crítico para a liberdade do Pastor Youcef. Obrigado também aos milhares de vocês que se inscreveram para Tweet para Youcef. Você 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: 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...
Filed in: Iran | by Anna Sekulow | 3:37 PM Apr. 27, 2012
Tweet for Youcef Reaches 1.9 Million Worldwide
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef campaign is now reaching 1.5 million Twitter accounts around the world with daily updates and information in English about Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. In addition, our Tweet for Youcef campaign in Brazil is reaching more than 400,000 Twitter accounts each day with updates in Portuguese. Pastor Youcef still faces execution in Iran for his Christian faith. He has now been illegally imprisoned for his faith for 928 days, in violation of Iranian and interna Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 12:48 PM Apr. 17, 2012
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Sees His Family
Last week Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani spent his 35th birthday in prison in Iran, illegally detained and facing execution for his faith. What we were unable to tell you last week is a rare piece of good news for the persecuted pastor. Our sources in Iran have confirmed to the ACLJ that Pastor Youcef was allowed to see his entire family on his birthday. This was a rare family reunion in the jail where he has been held for more than two and a half years since he was arrested for questioning the Musl Continue Reading...
