EWTN News - Lawyer of Freed Iranian Pastor Sent to Infamous Prison, Reports Say

By EWTNNews.com,

The Iranian lawyer who recently helped rescue a Christian pastor from execution due to his religious beliefs has reportedly been imprisoned in one of the country’s harshest and most dangerous prisons.

“Iran’s government has cracked down on anyone whom it could classify as politically against the regime, including Christians, other religious minorities, and those who defend human rights,” said Tiffany N. Barrans, international legal director for the American Center for Law and Justice.

Barrans told EWTN News on Oct. 3 that the lawyer’s sentence “reflects the regime’s disdain for Dadkhah’s representation of prisoners of conscience,” as well as his “public stance on the protection of human rights.”. . .

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