Iran's Leaders Should Request Clemency for Pastor Saeed

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Jay Sekulow

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January 29, 2014

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Something happened during the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this year. It didn’t make headlines, but it’s something that certainly should not be ignored.

While Iranian leaders spent most of the time talking about their nuclear program and other issues including Syria, there was a brief exchange between a reporter and Iran's foreign minister related to Iran's imprisonment of several Americans -- including Pastor Saeed Abedini, who's been in captivity for more than a year now simply because of his Christian faith.

In the past, when leaders were asked about Pastor Saeed and other imprisoned Americans, the response was short and to the point: those imprisoned were convicted of serious charges and essentially got what they deserved. . . .

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