Tag: Saeed Abedini

Imprisoned Pastor Chained to Hospital Bed, Wife Says

  Imprisoned Iranian-American pastor Saeed Abedini was admitted to hospital under humiliating conditions, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has learned. Naghmeh Abedini, Abedini’s wife, told the Campaign that the pastor was taken to Dey Hospital in Tehran on March 3, 2014 while his hands and feet were chained and then he was […]

Health deteriorates for American pastor in Iran prison: law center

  An Iranian-American pastor imprisoned in Iran for more than a year because of his Christian faith is in declining health for lack of proper nutrition and necessary medication, a group seeking his release said on Tuesday. An Iranian court in January sentenced Saeed Abedini, 33, a naturalized U.S. citizen, to eight years in prison […]

Iranian-American Christian Convert’s 8-Year Sentence Upheld

  Iranian-American Christian convert Saeed Abedini’s eight-year prison sentence has been upheld, and his wife told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that none of the objections they made in court were taken into account. “Iran is keeping Saeed illegally. Saeed’s problem is not political. His problem is in his choice of religion. […]