Catholic News Agency - US Help for Jailed Iran Pastor 'Woefully' Inept, Congressmen Charge

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Five members of Congress say the U.S. State Department is not doing enough to help Pastor Saeed Abedini, an imprisoned U.S. citizen being held in an Iranian prison because of his Christian beliefs.

“To date, the State Department’s posture on this case has been woefully inadequate, especially given that the life of an American citizen hangs in the balance,” their March 20 letter said. . . .

The pastor has been a U.S. citizen since 2010, following his marriage to his American wife. He has the support of legal groups like the European Centre for Law and Justice and the American Center of Law and Justice, which have helped collect nearly 450,000 petition signatures in support of Abedini. . . .

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