Defending the Defenseless Must Be a National Priority this Christmas

This Christmas season a wife in Idaho is left without her husband and two young children, 7 and 5, are left without their father who is suffering in an Iranian prison because of his religious beliefs.

As we have written before, Christian Pastor Saeed Abedini, an Iranian born U.S. citizen, sits in one of the most deadly prisons in Iran. Last month, the Iranian regime transferred him from one of the worst prisons in the world, Evin, to the deadliest prison in Iran, Rajai Shahr. Housing the most dangerous of criminals in Iran – rapists and murderers – Rajai Shahr is where Iran sends you to disappear or be murdered at the hands of other prisoners.

His crime? His Christian faith. . . .

Continue reading this article written by Jordan Sekulow and co-authored by ACLJ Attorney Matthew Clark at OnFaith.