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Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Spends 35th Birthday Behind Bars

April 12, 2012 | Iran
April 12, 2012
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ICC Note:

“[Yesterday was] Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s birthday, and our sources in Iran confirm that he is still alive,” the American Center for Law and Justice reports.

By Tiffany Barrans

4/11/2012 Iran (ACLJ) – Today, is Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s birthday, and our sources in Iran confirm that he is still alive. Thirty-five years ago, on the 23rd of the Farvardin month of the Persian Calendar, Youcef was born in Iran.

This is the third birthday that Pastor Youcef has been forced to celebrate behind bars, condemned to death in Iran for apostasy – becoming a Christian in a regime governed by Shariah (Islamic) law.

Tomorrow, marks exactly two and a half years of imprisonment – 913 days illegally held in prison for his faith.

Both the Iranian Constitution and the International Declaration of Human Rights, of which Iran is a signatory, not only forbid executing someone for their faith but expressly protect religious freedom. Despite these assurances of religious freedom, Iran continues to imprison Pastor Youcef indefinitely for charges related solely to the exercise of his faith.

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