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Christian Pastor Freed from Iranian Prison after Three Years Spent Waiting for Execution

posted on September 11, 2012

Snejana Farberov reports for The Daily Mail Online about the release of an Iranian Christian pastor who had been sentenced to death for attempting to register a home-based church. Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani garnered the support of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), President Obama, the European Union, and more than 3 million Twitter users who voiced their support through the “Tweet for Youcef” Twitter campaign. “Pastor Youcef’s story is an example of how the world can join together to ensure that justice is served and freedom preserved,” said Jordan Sekulow, ACLJ’s executive director.

Read at The Daily Mail