Catholic World News
American Protestant pastor imprisoned in Iran
December 20, 2012
The Iranian government has jailed a Protestant minister who is a US citizen.
Rev. Saeed Abedini, who was born in Iran but now lives in the US with his wife and 2 children, was arrested while he was visiting relatives in Iran. He was seized by the Revolutionary Guard as he prepared the leave the country, and faces criminal charges for his contacts with Iran’s underground Christian churches.
For all current news, visit our News home page.
Further information:
Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in.
All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!
