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Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 6:43 PM Apr. 10, 2013
Iranian Authorities Demand American Pastor Saeed Recant Faith in Christ
Iranian officials are now threatening American Pastor Saeed Abedini that he will be held longer than his eight-year sentence unless he recants his faith. We have just obtained a new letter from Pastor Saeed, dated March 9th, where he talks about the humiliation and psychological torture he undergoes on a daily basis. In this new letter, he writes: “Deny your faith in Jesus Christ and return to Islam or else you will not be released from prison. We will make sure you are kept here even... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 2:23 PM Apr. 9, 2013
Thousands Send a Message: Pastor Saeed is Not Forgotten
While Pastor Saeed Abedini continues to be refused medical care (after transporting him to a hospital for a few hours, Iranian authorities claimed there was no doctor available and sent him back to Evin Prison yesterday), he has not been forgotten by throngs of supporters around the world. In just 24 hours after launching our campaign urging people around the world to write letters directly to Pastor Saeed, well over 15,000 people have already submitted their letters at SaveSaeed.org. This lat... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 10:04 AM Mar. 22, 2013
Pastor Saeed After Beatings and Torture: “I did not recognize myself”
We have just obtained a new letter from imprisoned American Pastor Saeed Abedini written to his wife, Naghmeh, and his family in Iran. In it, as in his previous two letters written inside the brutal Evin Prison, he documents the results of the continued abuse and torture he endures. This letter, likely written weeks ago, was received by his family just yesterday. Written on the margins of scraps of newspaper, it is only the third letter Pastor Saeed has been able to get to his family in the p... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 3:03 PM Feb. 25, 2013
#SaveSaeed Tops 300,000 Signatures and Growing
This weekend the effort to save the life of a Christian Pastor – a U.S. citizen – imprisoned in Iran for his faith has reached an important milestone. Over 333,000 individuals have signed the petition to save American Pastor Saeed Abedini at SaveSaeed.org. When we launched the website just a few short weeks ago we set a goal of obtaining 300,000 signatures before a March 5th meeting at the United Nations (U.N.). We have now met and significantly surpassed this initial goal, gainin... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 2:40 PM Oct. 12, 2012
Pastor Youcef’s Attorney Speaks Out
The night before Pastor Youcef’s attorney was taken into custody and imprisoned in one of Iran’s harshest prisons for his human rights work, he wrote one final letter. He responded to a letter from one of our ACLJ members that we had passed along to him thanking him for his tireless and dedicated work defending Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Below is the English translation of Mohammad Ali Dadkhah’s letter – the last thing he penned before he was imprisoned: I w... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 3:19 PM Sep. 20, 2012
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Writes Moving Letter of “Gratitude” after Release
Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani wrote the following letter to all those who supported him and his stand for Christ, “the cause that I defend,” following his release after nearly 3 years of illegal imprisonment in Iran for his faith. Not to us, LORD, not to us, but to Your Name be glory, for Your faithfulness, for Your loyalty…. Psalm 115:1 Salaam! (Peace be upon you!) I glorify and give grace to the Lord with all my heart. I am grateful for all the blessings that He ga... Continue Reading
