Posts Tagged: Saeed Abedini
As Tehran Frees American Pastor, Persecution of Iranian Christians Rages On
JNS.org - While a high-profile Christian pastor saw his freedom as part of Iran’s recent release of five American prisoners, the persecution of Christians in Iran...
US-Iran Diplomacy Fails to Bear Fruit for Imprisoned Christian Pastor
JNS.org - While the White House and Congress prepare for a final showdown over the controversial Iran nuclear deal, three American prisoners and one missing American...
Wife of Imprisoned Iranian-American Pastor Pleas Before UN Human Rights Council
JNS.org - The wife of imprisoned Iranian-American Pastor Saeed Abedini, Naghmeh, made an impassioned plea for the release of her husband before the United Nations...
Iran Shuts Down Largest Persian-Language Pentecostal Church Ahead of Elections
Imprisoned Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini. Photo: ACLJ. JNS.org - Iranian authorities have closed the country's largest Persian-language Pentecostal church, Central Assemblies of God Church (AoG),...
Ira Forman Appointed State Department Anti-Semitism Envoy
JTA - Ira Forman, who led President Obama's reelection campaign in the Jewish community, was appointed as the State Department's envoy to combat...
State Department Report Finds Rise in Anti-Semitism, Persecution of Christian Minorities
The newly released International Religious Freedom Report for 2012 by the U.S. State Department study found an increase in anti-Semitism as well as persecution of...
Iran’s American Prisoner
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 ...
Five Iranian Christians Set to Begin Trial Amid Human Rights Crackdown
Five Iranian Christian converts who were arrested last year are scheduled to begin trial in Iran's Revolutionary Court this week. The five Christians, who belonged to...
Trial of Iranian-American Pastor Begins, Family Threatened
The trial of a 32-year-old Iranian-American pastor who is being held at Iran's notorious Evin Prison because of his Christian faith reportedly begun...
Imprisoned Iranian-American Pastor to Face Iran’s Infamous ‘Hanging Judge’
A 32-year-old Iranian-American pastor who is being held at Iran's notorious Evin Prison because of his Christian faith will go on trial next...
Iran May Hang Imprisoned U.S. Pastor
Free Beacon - An American-Iranian pastor imprisoned in Tehran since September may face hanging because of his Christian faith. Saeed Abedini sent a letter...
Iranian-American Pastor is Imprisoned in Iran for Preaching Christianity
A 32-year-old Iranian-American pastor is being held at Iran's notorious Evin Prison without notice of formal charges while his family mounts a campaign to secure...
