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hrmjustin

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Wed Dec 17, 2014, 11:07 PM Dec 2014

Imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini's Christmas Letter From Iran

Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla


This Christmas marks the third year Idaho pastor Saeed Abedini has been separated from his family.

Abedini, an American citizen, is currentlyserving an eight-year sentence after an Iranian court found him guilty of trying to establish a network of churches in private homes. His family claims he’s being persecuted for converting to Christianity.

According to the American Center for Law & Justice, an advocacy group campaigning for Abedini’s release, Abedini has been severely beaten inside his prison and is in need of urgent medical care.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/17/saeed-abedini-christmas-letter_n_6338304.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

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