National Leaders Take to Social Media to #BeHeard for Pastor Saeed
On the one-year anniversary of Pastor Saeed’s illegal imprisonment in Iran important political and cultural voices are speaking out for his freedom. Thank you to each who have given Pastor Saeed a voice.
.@NaghmehAbedini, wife of imprisonedUS Pastor Saeed Abedini. http://t.co/TyTm7mVBNy for more info. http://t.co/d2ePl6jo7q cc:@JordanSekulow
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) September 24, 2013
Rev. Billy Graham letter to Iranian President on case of Pastor Saeed Abedini http://t.co/oAZhc38WOP
— Greta Van Susteren (@gretawire) September 24, 2013
(via Bristol's Blog) Billy Graham Speaks Out for Pastor Saeed: Billy Graham once again speaks o... http://t.co/qSfZZ3y3cE @sarahpalinusa
— Sarah Palin News (@SarahPalinLinks) September 26, 2013
American pastor & Marine detained in Iran and refused consular access should be freed by new "moderate" regime. #SaveSaeed #FreeAmir
— Donald Rumsfeld (@RumsfeldOffice) September 26, 2013
We're urging Pres Obama to help #SaveSaeed http://t.co/B0Ahd6MFEN http://t.co/5qsaXMFwRD @RepDavid @PatrickMcHenry
— Rep Robert Pittenger (@RepPittenger) September 26, 2013
This full-page ad of Billy Graham's letter urging the release of Pastor Saeed is in today's @nytimes: http://t.co/8uIeMNeTBA #savesaeed
— Billy Graham (@BillyGraham) September 26, 2013
#PastorSaeed has spent 1yr in Iranian prison. I continue to call for his release. We must stand for religious freedom http://t.co/YtsWItAGBY
— Rob Portman (@robportman) September 26, 2013
ICYMI: @MarcoRubio Calls For Release Of Christian Pastor In Iran, Presses Regime On Human Rights Abuses: http://t.co/8ykCaE9Lfj
— Senator Rubio Press (@SenRubioPress) September 27, 2013
In addition to social media, many others have written about Pastor Saeed today.
- Senator Lindsey Graham wrote a letter to President Obama urging him to speak out for Pastor Saeed.
- Senator Marco Rubio wrote an Op-Ed about Pastor Saeed, "One Year Anniversary of US Citizen Saeed Abedini's Imprisonment in Iran."
- The Washington Times Editorial Board wrote urging Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to free Pastor Saeed.
- World-renowned Evangelist Billy Graham wrote a letter to President Rouhani asking for Pastor Saeed’s release in the New York Times.
- Pastor Saeed's wife, Naghmeh, wrote a letter to President Rouhani in the Wall Street Journal.
- Members of Congress, including Senator Ted Cruz and Representatives Trent Franks and Robert Pittenger, joined prayer vigils around the nation for Pastor Saeed.
This list continues to grow, and we will update it as we are able. Thank you to each one who has spoken out to #BeHeard for Pastor Saeed.