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Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 12:41 PM Feb. 20, 2012
Pastor Youcef’s Life in Imminent Danger
We have just received word from our contacts on the ground in Iran of an extremely dangerous turn of events for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. There is an increased likelihood that the Iranian regime will execute Pastor Youcef for his faith. Pastor Youcef’s case had been stalled due to increased international pressure and the Iranian court’s request that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, decide Pastor Youcef’s fate. Now, because Pastor Youcef has continually refused Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Anna Sekulow | 1:48 PM Feb. 17, 2012
Congress Introduces Resolution in Support of Pastor Youcef
Representative Joe Pitts (PA-16), along with several other Members of Congress, just introduced a resolution today in Congress in support of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. The resolution condemns “the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy,” and calls on the Iranian regime “to exonerate and immediately release Youcef Nadarkhani and all other individuals held or charged on account of the Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 11:56 AM Oct. 7, 2011
Major Bipartisan Support in Congress for Pastor Youcef
There is a major development today in the fight to put pressure on Iran for Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s release. Congressmen Joe Pitts (PA-16) and Heath Shuler (NC-11) are leading a bipartisan effort to save Pastor Youcef. They are sending a letter to Secretary of State Clinton calling on her to “use all the powers at your disposal” for “swift engagement with the international community to advocate for his release.” This letter is still gaining signatures Continue Reading...
