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Kerry advocates for Iranian pastor’s freedom
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry late Friday (March 22) called for the release of pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen of Iranian descent who is suffering in a notoriously brutal Tehran prison...
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Sweden Denies Asylum to Christians Facing Persecution
Christians in Iran face arrest, torture, even death. But that doesn’t seem to matter to Swedish immigration officials. Sweden wants to send Iranian Christian asylum seekers, who left Islam, back to...
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Persecuted Pastor’s Wife ‘Encouraged’ About US Call to Iranian Govt
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has issued a public statement expressing concern for American pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Iran because of his Christian faith. The statement,...
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Iranian Christians Denied Asylum Even Though Arrest, Torture and Death Await...
ICC Note: Iranian Christian applying for asylum in Sweden have been denied their request for asylum even though authorities know these Christians face arrest, torture and death if they were to be...
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Massive Bail Required of Christian Prisoners in Iran
Four Christian converts from Islam arrested last year for alleged evangelistic activities had to post enormous bail amounts in order to be released from an Iranian prison. Massive Bail Required of...
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Christian Converts in Sweden Threatened to be Sent Back to Iran
Secular Sweden Sees No Problem in Sending Christian Converts Back to Iran? Iranian converts say asylum applications are denied because judges don’t understand their plight. ICC Note: Though Sweden has...
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Family of Jailed Iranian Pastor Escapes to Canada
ICC Note: The family of Farshid Fathi, a pastor serving a six-year prison sentence in Iran, secretly escaped to Canada, CBN reports. Farshid has now been separated from his family for more than two...
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Iran Denies Pastor Saeed Medical Treatment
American Pastor Saeed Abedini, imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith, is being denied medical treatment. Abedini is suffering from internal bleeding after months of beatings by prison guards. A...
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Iranian Christians Face Captivity, Persecution
This week in Washington, DC, two Iranian Christian women told their own story of persecution at the hands of the Iranian authorities. Iranian Christians Face Captivity, PersecutionFiled under:...
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Iranian Christians Share Testimony of Imprisonment in Iran
ICC Note: As American Pastor Saeed Abedini continues to be imprisoned in Iran, two Christian women with similar experiences spoke in Washington, DC about their experience. Both women were arrested and...
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American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran to Receive Letters from Christians Worldwide
ICC Note: American pastor, Saeed Abedini has been imprisoned in Iran is setting to celebrate his birthday in one of Iran’s most brutal prisons. After months of beatings, Abedini has been denied...
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Pastor Saeed Abedini told to recant faith
Iranian officials are now threatening American Pastor Saeed Abedini that he will be held longer than his eight-year sentence unless he recants his faith. Pastor Saeed Abedini told to recant faithFiled...
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American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Told to Deny Christ
American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Given Ultimatum to Deny Christ or Remain in Prison ICC Note: Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American citizen imprisoned for his Christian faith in Iran, was given an...
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Persecuted Pastor Saeed Abedini Suffers Internal Bleeding After Prison Beatings
It began last week. American pastor Saeed Abedini, who is serving an eight-year prison term in Iran because of his Christian faith, has been suffering from internal bleeding for months—injuries...
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Syrian pastor: Situation for Christians worsening
Open Doors is helping more than 3,000 families spread all over Syria in partnership with local churches. Syrian pastor: Situation for Christians worseningFiled under: 1.RELIGION, 2.WORLD NEWS,...
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Health of American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Worsens as Beatings Intensify
ICC Note: The health of Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American citizen imprisoned for his Christian faith in Iran, is worsening as “beatings and psychological abuse intensify behind bars,” Christian News...
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American Pastor Faces Worsening Conditions in Iranian Prison
Almost 570,000 people have signed a petition callign for international pressure on Iran to release American pastor Saeed Abedini amid continuing reports that he is being beaten and mistreated in...
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Pastor Saeed Abedini Is Praying for America After Boston Bombings In Iranian...
U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is currently suffering from internal bleeding in Iranian prison, said that he is praying for America in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings that killed...
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Restrictions effectively criminalise Christian faith in Iran, report finds
A new report produced by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has found that Christian activities are effectively criminalised by the Iranian authorities. The report, which is...
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Christian Pastor Beaten in Iran’s Evin Prison
ICC Note: The physical condition of Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American citizen imprisoned for his Christian faith in Iran, is worsening amid continued beatings from prison guards, the International...
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U. S. State Department Leaves American Pastor Saeed Abedini Off List of Those...
State Department officials assembled a “virtual embassy” to Iran that spotlights the country’s human rights abuses, but they left at least one person off the list of people “unjustly imprisoned” in...
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Iranian pastor placed in solitary confinement
In another effort to force Iranian pastor Saeed Abedini to recant his faith, prison officials in Tehran have placed him in solitary confinement, something the American Center for Law and Justice calls...
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Iran: Pastor Abedini in solitary confinement
There are reports that imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini has been placed in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison. Iran: Pastor Abedini in solitary confinementFiled under: 1.RELIGION, 2.WORLD NEWS,...
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A Pastor’s Fate Inside the Mullahs’ Archipelago
In January, an American Christian was sentenced to an eight-year prison sentence on charges of “endangering national security” in Iran. A 32-year-old married father of two from Boise, Idaho, Pastor...
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Persecuted, Imprisoned Pastor’s Wife Asks Obama to Step Up
American Pastor Saeed Abedini’s wife, Naghmeh, is speaking out about being severely disappointed in the U.S. government’s lack of reaction to Iran’s escalation of its human rights abuses against her...
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Christian Worship “Criminalized” by Iran Government
ICC Note: A new report by the International Campaign for Human Rights reveals a systematic pattern of arbitrary arrest and detention of Christians accused of apostasy or leading house churches. Once...
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Report: Iranian Authorities Criminalizing Christian Worship
By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News – “A new report by the International Campaign for Human Rights shows that many Christian customs in Iran are criminalized by the authorities, according to Barnabas Aid....
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Christian arrested for faith released from Iran prison
ICC Note: Ebrahim Firouzi, a Christian convert from Islam who had been arrested for the second time for his Christian faith, was temporarily released on bail from Evin prison in Tehran on April 29,...
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Iranian-American Pastor Spends Birthday in Solitary Confinement
ICC Note: Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American citizen imprisoned for his Christian faith in Iran, spent his 33rd birthday in solitary confinement, Morning Star News reports. Abedini has spent six months...
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Pastor Saeed Abedini Spends His 33rd Birthday In Iranian Prison
An Iranian-American pastor spent his 33rd birthday in solitary confinement today, suffering from untreated injuries from beatings by prisoners and officials in an Iranian prison. Pastor Saeed...
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52,000 letters en route to Iran for U.S. pastor
More than 52,000 letters have been written to American pastor Saeed Abedini commending him for his demonstration of faith and reminding him that the world is watching as he languishes in an Iranian...
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Pastor Saeed Released from Solitary Confinement
Saeed Abedini, a U.S. pastor imprisoned for his faith in Iran, has been released from solitary and returned to the general population of Evin Prison. Pastor Saeed Released from Solitary...
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Iran Pastor in Chains for Christ on Birthday
ICC Note: Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American citizen imprisoned for his Christian faith in Iran, spent his 33rd birthday in solitary confinement, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) reports....
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Christians returned to jail in Iran
An Iranian high court has upheld the prison sentences of four Christians for converting to the faith from Islam. Christians returned to jail in IranFiled under: 1.RELIGION, 2.WORLD NEWS,...
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Iranian Christian prisoner denied urgently-needed surgery
A Christian prisoner in Iran who is in a critical condition suffering internal bleeding has been denied proper medical attention. Vahid Hakkani, who has been detained in Shiraz since his arrest in...
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Christians Imprisoned for Conversion in Iran
ICC Note: An Assemblies of God (AOG) pastor, his wife and two church workers were arrested for the second time on May 1 on charges for “propagation against the Islamic regime through evangelism” and...
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Iranian Assemblies of God Pastor Returned to Jail for Evangelizing
An Iranian Assemblies of God (AG) pastor, his wife and two church workers have been returned to jail after their one-year sentences for converting to Christianity and “propagation against the...
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Iran: Pastor, Wife And Church Workers Sent To Prison For Converting To...
Christian Today – “An Iranian Assemblies of God (AOG) pastor, his wife and two church workers have been returned to jail after their one year sentences for converting to Christianity and ‘propagation...
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Pentecostals Returned to Iran Jail for Evangelizing
An Iranian Assemblies of God (AG) pastor, his wife and two church workers have been returned to jail after their one-year sentences for converting to Christianity and “propagation against the Islamic...
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Iran: Health of Christians Imprisoned for Faith Improving
ICC Note: The health of several Christians who are imprisoned in Iran for their faith is improving, Present Truth Ministries reports. “Remember all of these believers in prayer. The situations that...
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Christian Pastor Detained as Iran Cracks Down on Churches
ICC Note: A pastor in Tehran was detained yesterday after being arrested while conducting a prayer service in Iran’s capital. This comes as just another arrest as Iran continues to crack down on...
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Persecuted Pastor Abedini Writes Thank-You Letter From Torturous Prison
American pastor Saeed Abedini’s family in Tehran was able to visit him again earlier this week. Abedini sent his wife, Naghmeh, this letter to be shared with supporters who gathered recently, on the...
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Pastor Saeed: Thanks for ‘Praying for My Freedom’
American Pastor Saeed Abedini’s family had another successful visit this week at the infamous Evin prison. Pastor Saeed: Thanks for ‘Praying for My Freedom’Filed under: 1.RELIGION, 2.WORLD NEWS,...
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Iran’s Christians facing ‘systematic persecution’
Iran’s treatment of its Christian minority has come under fresh scrutiny in recent months with some harsh reports on the country’s human rights record. Reports from the United Kingdom’s Foreign &...
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Iranian Pastor Arrested, Church Closed in Tehran
Crackdown on Christians intensifies as elections near. ICC Note: A pastor in Tehran was arrested last week while conducting a prayer service in Iran’s capital. This comes as just another arrest as Iran...
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Church in Iran closed over refusal to stop services in Farsi
A church in Iran that has refused to stop holding services in the national language, Farsi, has been closed following the arrest of one of its leaders. The Central Assemblies of God (AoG) Church in...
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Jordan Sekulow and Wife of Pastor Saeed Abedini Present His Case Before the...
Jordan Sekulow, Executive Director of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), had the opportunity today (Friday, May 31, 2013), to personally raise American Pastor Saeed Abedini’s case before...
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Wife of Imprisoned Pastor Pleas with Human Rights Council
The wife of the American Christian Pastor, Saeed Abedini, jailed and tortured in Iran for his faith, pled her case before the UN Human Rights Council Monday. Wife of Imprisoned Pastor Pleas with...
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Iran Convicts 6 Christian Converts for House Church Membership
Six Iranian converts to Christianity were convicted of crimes related to their membership in a house church, a news service has reported.Mohabat News, which reports on news of Christians inside Iran,...
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Christian Prisoner Tells Her Story of Persecution in Iran
ICC Note: Yasaman is an Iranian Christian who was one of dozens arrested by security forces in December 2010. After a period of imprisonment she has now fled her home land and is taking the...
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