Youcef Nadarkhani

Christian Pastor Won't Be Executed, Iran Claims

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.15.2012

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An official from Iran has refuted claims of plans to execute imprisoned pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has been imprisoned for almost three years on ac...

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Berlin Summons Diplomat Over Sentenced Iranian Pastor

AP | Posted 03.03.2012

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BERLIN -- The German government says it has summoned Iran's ambassador to press for the release of a pastor sentenced to death for converting to Chris...

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The Plight of Youcef Nadarkhani

Gary Hart | Posted 04.25.2012

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Gary Hart

The re-emergence of the religious right in America during this current presidential campaign, though mild by comparison to threatened executions by radical clerics, should give us cause for concern.

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Don't Kill The Apostate Yosef Nadarkhani

Dr. Faheem Younus | Posted 12.03.2011

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Dr. Faheem Younus

Now that the 11th branch of Iran's Gilan Provincial Court has declared that Nadarkhani belong to a Muslim family and therefore must recant his Christian faith, he could be executed within a week.

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Youcef Nadarkhani, Iranian Pastor Faces Execution For Refusing To Recant His Christian Faith

Posted 11.28.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious freedom advocates rallied Wednesday (Sept. 28) around an Iranian pastor who is...

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