ICC Note: Pastor Saeed Abedini remains imprisoned in Iran, convicted and sentenced to eight years for living out his Christian faith. Over the Christmas holiday, the president of Iran sent out greetings to Christians in Iran while at the same time his government was actively cracking down on Churches and still holds Pastor Saeed and dozens more behind bars for their faith.
1/06/2014 Iran (ACLJ) – American Pastor Saeed Abedini remains imprisoned in Iran’s deadliest prison. Another year begins with Pastor Saeed separated from his wife, his kids, and his country, suffering in chains for the Gospel.
With a new year comes a renewed resolve to obtain this persecuted pastor’s freedom. Abandoned by his country, not the American people but the Obama Administration, it is incumbent upon each one of us to fight for his freedom.
Our offices around the world, from here in the U.S. to Europe and Brazil, continue to press forward with a number of efforts to secure his freedom.
Pastor Saeed – a U.S. citizen – must not be allowed to endure another year in the brutal conditions of an Iranian prison. He has done nothing wrong; his only “crime” is his faith in Christ.
Pastor Saeed’s family in Iran was unable to visit him over the holidays, and it is uncertain when the next opportunity will come. It has been 4 weeks since family members visited Pastor Saeed. And since his transfer to Rajai Shahr prison in November, visitations are much less frequent and more uncertain than when Pastor Saeed was confined in Evin prison.
Even through the Christmas and New Year holidays we have been working nonstop, fighting for his release.
It is crucial that we not allow Iran to make Pastor Saeed disappear.
In fact, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani sent out a tweet around Christmas, claiming to wish all Iranian Christians a Merry Christmas, even while his regime imprisons and tortures Christians like Pastor Saeed.
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