Fox News - Lawmakers Urge Kerry to Push Iran for Jailed Pastor's Freedom

By FoxNews.com,

More than 80 lawmakers have signed a letter urging Secretary of State John Kerry to step up efforts to free American citizen and Christian Pastor Saeed Abedini from an Iranian prison. . . .

“This is a significant bi-partisan effort to secure the freedom of a U.S. citizen who faces incredible torture and life-threatening punishment in one of Iran’s most brutal prisons – simply because of his Christian beliefs,” said Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the ACLJ.

Among those signing the letter were senators Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., as well as powerful House members including Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., and Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.

The latest push comes just days after the ACLJ and its European affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice, filed a document urging the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva to call on Iran to immediately release Saeed. . . .

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