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“This has been an answer to prayer,” said Naghmeh after confirming her husband’s release. “This is a critical time for me and my family. "

AMERICAN pastor Saeed Abedini has been “viciously beaten” by other prisoners. Abedini was punched in the face in what appears to be an unprovoked attack in the Iranian prison where he is being held.

IRANIAN Christian Mostafa Bordbar was released from prison on November 3, following a successful appeal against the 10-year prison sentence he received on July 31 2013.

AMID growing international calls for Iran to release an imprisoned Iranian-American pastor, a regime mouthpiece reportedly has accused Saeed Abedini of spying for the U.S. government and brainwashing young Iranian Muslims to convert to “Zionist Christianity.”

IN another effort to force Iranian pastor Saeed Abedini to recant his faith, prison officials in Tehran have placed him in solitary confinement, something the American Center for Law and Justice calls "perhaps his most grave situation since his imprisonment last fall."

AFTER weeks of pressure, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is calling for the release of an Iranian-American minister from a Tehran prison: a welcome step for advocates who had accused the State Department of being "AWOL" on the case.

AMERICAN pastor Saeed Abedini is reportedly being tortured in an Iranian prison as an appeal against his 8-year sentence is being filed. "When I heard...

IRANIAN Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was originally sentenced to death in his native country for his Christian faith, was acquitted of apostasy charges and released from custody.

THE Iranian pastor who has spent more than 1,000 days in prison for his faith in Christ is headed back to court. Iranian authorities are demanding Youcef Nadarkhani face a judge in Iran on Sept. 8 to answer for "charges brought against him."

A New York City principal trampled on the First Amendment free-speech rights of kindergarteners by refusing to allow them to perform "God Bless the USA" at an upcoming graduation ceremony.