CNS News - American Pastor Jailed in Iran Reports Beatings, Death Threats

By Patrick Goodenough, CNSNews.com

An Iranian-born American pastor imprisoned in Iran has told his family in a letter he is being beaten and threatened with death, the American Center for Law and Justice reported Thursday, adding that the State Department has “done very little” to help a U.S. citizen in peril. . . .

Earlier this week the ACLJ said it had learned that Abedini’s case had been referred to a judge notorious for handing down the death penalty or lengthy prison sentences to human rights activists convicted after the disputed 2009 presidential election. . . .

“The life of Pastor Saeed is in grave danger,” ACLJ executive director Jordan Sekulow said Thursday. “When you read Pastor Saeed’s own words, you understand that Iran has absolutely no regard for human rights and religious freedom.”. . .

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