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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...
Filed in: Iran | by Tiffany Barrans | 1:25 PM Apr. 11, 2012
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Spends 35th Birthday Behind Bars
Today, is Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s birthday, and our sources in Iran confirm that he is still alive. Thirty-five years ago, on the 23rd of the Farvardin month of the Persian Calendar, Youcef was born in Iran. This is the third birthday that Pastor Youcef has been forced to celebrate behind bars, condemned to death in Iran for apostasy – becoming a Christian in a regime governed by Shariah (Islamic) law. Tomorrow, marks exactly two and a half years of imprisonment – 913 days Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 2:44 PM Apr. 2, 2012
Pastor Youcef Sees His Son on His Son’s Birthday
Today is Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s son’s birthday. While he didn’t get the present he really wanted, his father’s freedom, he did receive a very special gift. Pastor Youcef’s son was able to visit his father in prison. This was not only a birthday present for his son, but serves as an early birthday present for Pastor Youcef, who will celebrate his 35th birthday and the two-and a half year mark of his imprisonment next week. Over the course of Pastor Youcef’ Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 3:16 PM Mar. 9, 2012
Iran Contradicts Itself Again about Pastor Youcef to Brazil
Brazilian Senator Magno Malta, who has been working diligently within the Brazilian government and diplomatically with Iran for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s release, has caught the Iranian government contradicting itself. Earlier this week, Senator Malta reported to Brazilian media that he had personally met with Iran’s ambassador to Brazil, Mohamad Ali Ghahezadehao, (pictured above) who had informed him that Pastor Youcef would not be executed for his faith, but that he “was co Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Anna Sekulow | 5:27 PM Feb. 22, 2012
Pastor Youcef’s Story is Reaching the World
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef social media campaign is having a tremendous impact. We have created an infograpic to show just how far the reach of the effort to save this Christian pastor’s life has grown, so you can share it with others: Please share this infographic on Facebook and Twitter, and sign up to Tweet for Youcef today. Continue Reading...
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 12:26 PM Feb. 21, 2012
Execution Orders Issued for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
We are hearing reports from our contacts in Iran that the execution orders for Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani may have been issued. Pastor Youcef’s situation – an innocent man convicted and sentenced to death for becoming a Christian – has not been this dire since we first brought his case to your attention last year. It is unclear whether Pastor Youcef would have a right of appeal from the execution order. We know that the head of Iran’s Judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Continue Reading...
