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January 29, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/state-dept-american-pastor-sentenced-to-8-years-in-iran-on-charges-related-to-his-religion/2013/01/27/b0293322-68de-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html

Iran Sentences U.S. Pastor to 8 Years for Christianity

(AP-Washington Post) An American pastor, Saeed Abedini, who has been jailed in Iran since September, has been sentenced to eight years in prison, the U.S. State Department said Sunday. Abedini's attorney, Nasser Sarbazi, said his client, who is of Iranian origin but lives in Boise, Idaho, was tried in the Revolutionary Court on charges of attempting to undermine state security by creating a network of Christian churches in private homes. State Department Spokesman Darby Holladay said, "We condemn Iran's continued violation of the universal right of freedom of religion."

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