(RNS) Activists hail release of Christian pastor in Iran, teen in Pakistan

Religious rights activists are hailing the release over the weekend of an Iranian pastor accused of apostasy and a Pakistani girl who was charged with blasphemy.

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani was released Saturday (Sept. 8) after a six-hour hearing, reported the American Center for Law and Justice, which worked to garner American support for the minister’s release. The Christian convert had faced possible execution.

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3 comments on “(RNS) Activists hail release of Christian pastor in Iran, teen in Pakistan

  1. Cennydd13 says:

    Thanks be to God!

  2. Alta Californian says:

    Prayers answered.

  3. MichaelA says:

    Thank God for these results. I felt very pessimistic for both of them.