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IRAN SENTENCES AMERICAN-IRANIAN PASTOR TO 8 YEARS IN JAIL: An American-Iranian pastor has been sentenced to eight years in jail by Iran for his role in underground churches in the Islamic republic. ###, a naturalized US citizen who converted to Christianity, was handed down the jail sentence on Sunday, according to the American Center for Law and Justice. ###'s Iran-based lawyer ### confirmed the sentence and said his client will file an appeal. ###, 32, and his lawyer were only allowed to attend one day of the trial that commenced on January 21. ###'s supporters said he led underground churches in the early 2000s when such activity was largely tolerated during the pro-reform presidency of Mohammad Khatami. Having resettled in the US, ### was detained on a return trip to Iran in 2009 and was let go following an agreement not to engage in underground religious activities, according to his family. ### said her husband complied with the 2009 agreement and had returned to Iran as part of efforts to build an orphanage. He was arrested in September last year and he has alleged in a recent letter that he was beaten in prison. (Arutz-7)
Pray for mercy, protection and deliverance for ###. May his appeal come quickly and his freedom be granted.
Pray for ###’s strength against all fear, and for the comforting and provision for his wife and children.
IRAN SENTENCES AMERICAN-IRANIAN PASTOR TO 8 YEARS IN JAIL: An American-Iranian pastor has been sentenced to eight years in jail by Iran for his role in underground churches in the Islamic republic. ###, a naturalized US citizen who converted to Christianity, was handed down the jail sentence on Sunday, according to the American Center for Law and Justice. ###'s Iran-based lawyer ### confirmed the sentence and said his client will file an appeal. ###, 32, and his lawyer were only allowed to attend one day of the trial that commenced on January 21. ###'s supporters said he led underground churches in the early 2000s when such activity was largely tolerated during the pro-reform presidency of Mohammad Khatami. Having resettled in the US, ### was detained on a return trip to Iran in 2009 and was let go following an agreement not to engage in underground religious activities, according to his family. ### said her husband complied with the 2009 agreement and had returned to Iran as part of efforts to build an orphanage. He was arrested in September last year and he has alleged in a recent letter that he was beaten in prison. (Arutz-7)
Pray for mercy, protection and deliverance for ###. May his appeal come quickly and his freedom be granted.
Pray for ###’s strength against all fear, and for the comforting and provision for his wife and children.
