Pastor Saeed Abedini (Courtesy of ACLJ)
AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES -
An Iranian-American Christian pastor who was sentenced to eight years in jail in January must immediately be freed, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Iran on Friday.
Kerry said he was “deeply concerned” about the fate of Saeed Abedini, who has already been held for six months in Iran in the notorious Evin prison.
The top U.S. diplomat said in a statement that he was also “disturbed by reports that Mr Abedini has suffered physical and psychological abuse in prison, and that his condition has become increasingly dire.....
FULL ARTICLE: Kerry blasts Iran over imprisonment of American pastor - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page
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