Christian Post - Naghmeh Abedini Recalls Husband's Suffering in Prison; Announces Prayer Vigil

By Stoyan Zaimov, ChristianPost.com

Naghmeh Abedini, the wife of American pastor Saeed Abedini, has spoken out about the torture and beatings her husband has been subjected to while in prison in Tehran, Iran, and announced an upcoming prayer vigil in September to mark the anniversary of his imprisonment.

"There are now 44 cities in the U.S. that have gotten permits and are on board for doing the prayer vigil on September 26, which is the one year anniversary of Saeed's imprisonment in Evin (Prison). Different cities are holding it at different times, but most cities are holding it at noon their time in front of courthouses, city halls, or their state capitol building," Abedini said in an interview with The Global Dispatch over the weekend.

Her husband, Pastor Saeed Abedini, was arrested in the summer 2012 while working on an orphanage in Iran. He was later sentenced to eight years in prison, supposedly for "endangering national security," though groups like the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which represents Abedini's wife and two children in the U.S., have said that the imprisonment has more to do with the pastor's Christian faith. . . .

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