JPost - Iran Court Upholds Practicing Christianity Sentence

By Benjamin Weinthal, JPost.com

Iran’s court of appeals upheld last week a six-year prison term imposed on Farshid Fat’hi for practicing Christianity...

In an email to The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday, Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), wrote: “Iran continues to persecute Christians simply because of their religious beliefs. Sadly, this nation is one of the world’s worst offenders when it comes to abusing religious and human rights.”

“Iran would prefer that the outside world never know what’s happening to these pastors – the imprisonment, the torture, and the executions,” Sekulow, whose organization aims to promote religious freedom abroad, said. “Iran must be held accountable for this abhorrent behavior. Iran needs to know that the world is watching.”. . .

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