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

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Kendall Harmon

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:
    September 12, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    Thanks be to God!

  2. Alta Californian says:
    September 13, 2012 at 3:06 am

    Prayers answered.

  3. MichaelA says:
    September 14, 2012 at 10:01 am

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