Christianity Today - From Iranian Prison, U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini Claims Torture But Defends Faith

By Melissa Steffan, Christianitytoday.com

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) continues to ramp up its campaign for the release of Iran-born American pastor Saeed Abedini, who remains in prison after being sentenced to eight years for "threatening national security" with his church planting.

ACLJ reports that its "Save Saeed" campaign has topped 330,000 signatures, surpassing its 300,000-signature goal.

This advocacy effort appears to be gaining even more momentum than the movement to release Church of Iran pastor Youcef Nadarkhani (which CT covered regularly), especially now that 80 members of Congress "from both parties signed a Feb. 12 letter urging Secretary of State John Kerry to 'exhaust every possible option to secure Mr. Abedini's immediate release.'"

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