Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian Christian citizen, was arrested to serve the rest of his three year in prison verdict in Lakan Prison of Rasht, yesterday.
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International Focus Can Lead to Release of Prisoners of Conscience
“Nadarkhani’s acquittal and release is a stellar example of the positive influence of international pressure. The international community must continue to hold Iranian authorities accountable for their imprisonment of all other prisoners of conscience,” Ghaemi said.
Iranian Christian pastor released from jail
Youcef Nadarkhani reunited with family after court acquits him of apostasy, which carries death sentence under Sharia law.
“Banditry and Extortion” Replace “Apostasy” Charges for Christian Pastor!
Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor accused of apostasy will be put on a new trial on August 27. Nadarkhani, who refused to repent from being a Christian in earlier judicial proceedings and faces a death sentence, is now facing the new charges of “banditry and extortion.”
U.S. Calls On Iran To Release Christian Pastor
The United States has called on Iran to release Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was imprisoned in 2009 and condemned to death for converting from Islam to Christianity.
New court date set for jailed Iranian pastor
A new court date has been set for Youcef Nadarkhani, the Iranian pastor on death row who has been imprisoned for nearly 1,000 days, but his supporters remain in the dark about what it could mean for his ultimate fate, FoxNews.com has learned.
Christians pray for Youcef on 35th birthday
Christians around the world are praying for the release of an Iranian pastor sentenced to death for apostasy.
Iran ‘Orders Execution’ Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani (Update)
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)– Iran again ordered the death penalty for jailed Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani for refusing to recant his faith in Christ and return to Islam raising fears his execution is imminent, a well-informed church official told BosNewsLife Tuesday, February 21.
Apostasy Verdict Delayed So Pastor Can Repent
The Iranian Judiciary reportedly ordered the Rasht court last week to postpone a verdict in the apostasy trial of Christian Pastor and convert Youcef Nadarkhani.
Iranian Authorities Pressuring Jailed Christian Pastor to Convert to Islam, Sources Say
Fox News – Government officials in Iran are trying to convince a jailed pastor to return to Islam as he waits for the nation’s supreme leader to decide whether he should be executed for converting to Christianity, sources close to the case told FoxNews.com.