CNS News - Iranian Gov’t Says Christian Pastor Insulted Islam, But Denies He Faces Death Penalty

By Patrick Goodenough, CNSNews.com

Challenged about the fate of a Christian pastor on death row for “apostasy,” an Iranian envoy at the U.N. Human Rights Council for the first time acknowledged publicly that Youcef Nadarkhani’s offenses included insulting Islam, and he added two other previously undeclared charges. . . .

Tiffany Barrans, international legal director for the American Center for Law and Justice – which has been leading international advocacy on Nadarkhani’s behalf – was present during the session in Geneva.

“For the first time,” she said afterwards, “the Iranian regime has admitted to the world community that the case against Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani involves his Christian faith and religious activity.”. . .

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