Christian pastor held in Iran awaits trial, possible death sentence looms- given 8 yr. prison sentence

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Wife of Christian held in Iran waits as trial, possible death sentence looms
By Perry Chiaramonte
Published January 17, 2013
FoxNews.com

As her husband's trial and possible death sentence looms, the wife of an American Christian pastor imprisoned in Iran for evangelizing clings to hope and prays for a miracle.

Naghmeh Abedini has been told by attorneys for her husband, Saeed, to expect the worst at Monday's trial, where the 32-year-old husband and father faces the capital charge of compromising national security. Supporters believe the charges are directly related to Abedini?s work nearly a decade ago starting a house church movement in Iran, and the judge he'll face, Abbas Pir-Abassi, is infamous for sending defendants to the gallows...

 

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Re: Christian pastor held in Iran awaits trial, possible death sentence looms- given 8 yr. prison sentence

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Iran sentences American pastor Saeed Abedini to 8 years in prison
Published January 27, 2013
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Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, an American imprisoned in Iran on charges of evangelizing, was sentenced this morning to eight years in prison.

According to the American Center for Law and Justice, Abedini was verbally sentenced in Tehran by Judge Pir-Abassi, known as the ?hanging judge,? to eight years in prison for threatening the national security of Iran through his leadership in Christian house churches. He will serve the time in Iran?s notorious Evin Prison, known as one of the most brutal...