Catholic News Agency - Secretary Kerry Calls for Freedom of Imprisoned Iranian Pastor

By Adelaide Darling, CatholicNewsAgency.com

After repeatedly being petitioned by lawmakers and citizens, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the release of Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith.

“I am deeply concerned about the fate of U.S citizen Saeed Abedini, who has been detained for nearly six months and was sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran on charges related to his religious beliefs,” said Kerry in a March 22 press release. . . .

Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the American Center of Law and Justice, said that he was “very pleased” by Kerry’s statement. . . .

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