Saturday, November 17, 2012

Iran Freed a Christian Pastor, but Nadarkhani's attorney has now been in prison 7 weeks


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Pastor Youcef’s Attorney Speaks Out

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The night before Pastor Youcef’s attorney was taken into custody and imprisoned in one of Iran’s harshest prisons for his human rights work, he wrote one final letter. He responded to a letter from one of our ACLJ members that we had passed along to him thanking him for his tireless and dedicated work defending Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Below is the English translation of Mohammad Ali Dadkhah’s letter – the last thing he penned before he was imprisoned: I w   Continue Reading...
Filed in: IRAN   |   by DAVID FRENCH   |   11:12 AM Oct. 5, 2012 

Iran Freed a Christian Pastor, Now Imprisons His Muslim Lawyer

Dadkhah lawyer of Yousef Nadarkhani
Several weeks ago, many of us rejoiced as Iran — against all odds — released Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani after first condemning him to death for apostasy. Pastor Nadarkhani faced a nightmare that Western Christians (thankfully) have not faced for centuries — a demand to recant his faith or face execution. Pastor Nadarkhani again and again refused to renounce Christ, and just when many of us thought his death was imminent, Iran freed him from prison. But Iran is still Iran, and no  Continue Reading...
Filed in: IRAN   |   by MATTHEW CLARK   |   11:26 AM Oct. 3, 2012 

UN Demands Iran Release Prominent Human Rights Attorney Who Defended Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

Mohammad Ali Dadkhah
The United Nations (UN) has released a statement condemning the imprisonment of the internationally renowned human rights attorney who defended Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated, The UN Human Rights Office is seriously concerned by the arrest and imprisonment of several prominent human rights defenders, journalists and political activists in the Islamic Republic of Iran in the past two weeks. This appears to reflect a further severe   Continue Reading...
Filed in: IRAN   |   by MATTHEW CLARK   |   1:40 PM Oct. 1, 2012 

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s Lawyer Thrown into Prison in Iran

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The Iranian lawyer who successfully represented Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani in court, leading to his eventual release and acquittal of apostasy, has been detained and ordered to serve a lengthy prison sentence in one of Iran’s most dangerous prisons. Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, who represented Pastor Youcef and other religious and political prisoners, had been previously convicted for representing people like Pastor Youcef. He was sentenced to serve 9 years in prison, barred for 10 years   Continue Reading...
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