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
What an incredible blessing. As you now know, after nearly three years of imprisonment and facing a death sentence, Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani was released by Iranian officials on Saturday.
I want to thank all who stood with us in support of Pastor Youcef. More than three million people received a tweet each day for nearly a year, keeping this important case in the spotlight.
While our work in this country and abroad focused on securing Pastor Youcef's unconditional release, I was shocked it hap... Continue Reading
Today marks a day of celebration. After languishing in prison for almost three years, under the threat of execution for his faith, Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been released from prison and acquitted of his apostasy charge.
Pastor Youcef had been summoned to appear before the court this morning for the charges brought against him. His hearing lasted almost six hours. But in the end, he was released and able to return home to his family.
Some of our sources close to the case report that the cou... Continue Reading
Last week, we told you that Tweet for Youcef was reaching 2.9 million each day, and asked you to help us reach 3 million for the persecuted pastor. Over the weekend, you did just that; thank you.
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef campaign is now reaching 3,032,309 Twitter accounts each day with news and information about Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani.
Pastor Youcef’s story is now reaching 2,246,388 in English, and through the work of our affiliate in Brazil, the Brazilian Center for... Continue Reading
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef campaign is now reaching more than 2.9 million Twitter accounts worldwide each day.
Tweet for Youcef reaches over 2 million a day in English and hundreds of thousands more in Portuguese as the people of Brazil continue to cry out for Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s freedom. Each day, the ACLJ sends a tweet to nearly 3 million Twitter accounts in 97% of the world’s nations with news and information about Pastor Youcef’s case.
In a little ... Continue Reading
We are pleased to report that the ACLJ has successfully represented an Iranian man who converted from Islam to Christianity and applied for asylum in the United States.
Our client grew up in a Muslim family, but eventually began to question his Islamic faith. Although Islam was instilled in him as the one true religion at a young age, as our client grew older, he became concerned with the strict and rigid application of Islamic doctrine to Iranian society. His discontent with Islam culminated i... Continue Reading
In less than a month, Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani will be drug back into court in Iran.
Iran has demanded that Pastor Youcef appear in court on September 8, 2012 at 9:00 AM to answer for “charges brought against him.”
The ACLJ has obtained a copy of the official Iranian court summons (below) demanding his appearance.
It is unclear whether the “charges” referred to in the court summons will be his current apostasy charge or new, unknown charges.
What is clear ... Continue Reading
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has spent 1022 days in prison for his faith under the threat of execution, is only one of many Christians persecuted in Iran for their faith. Recently, the ACLJ learned that Iranian Christian Pastor Farshid Fathi, who was arrested on December 26, 2010, lost his appeal and is now serving six years for his faith in the notorious Evin prison.
In an attempt to avoid international scrutiny, the Iranian authorities have cast his Christian activity as “political off... Continue Reading
On July 8th, the 1,000th day of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s illegal imprisonment in Iran, Pastor Silmar Coelho of Brazil recorded a video asking churches around the world to raise an outcry for Pastor Youcef’s life. You can watch the video (in Portuguese) here.
The Gospel Truth site, with the support of Pastor Malafaia Silas, has highlighted the prayer of a thousand days.
It is crucial that we continue to mobilize for Pastor Youcef. The Iranian government needs to know that million... Continue Reading
The ACLJ is encouraged to report that Iran has released two Christian prisoners from captivity. As you know, Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is only one of many Christians persecuted in Iran. Like Pastor Youcef, these prisoners were detained solely for their Christian faith.
On July 16, 2012, the regime released Noorollah Ghabizadeh, a 48-year-old Christian convert from Islam. The revgime had arrested Ghabizadeh along with 10 other converts at a Christmas party in December 2010. Ghabizadeh spent 19 mo... Continue Reading
