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发帖数: 4956 | 1 Once again, in the face of the immense international pressure that you have
helped place on Iran, its government is spreading more lies in an attempt to
divert media attention away from Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s deat
h sentence.
Now, a state-funded news agency is reporting that Pastor Nadarkhani’s convi
ction has been overturned by the Iranian Supreme Court for a new trial. Howe
ver, this is a blatant lie – it is regurgitating old information as if it w
ere new news.
What’s worse is that the mainstream media has begun to run these reports as
fact. It is critical that we keep the pressure on Iran, as Pastor Youcef’s
fate remains in the hands of the Ayatollah Khamenei – and ultimately, in G
od’s hands.
Please continue to sign our petition to pressure Iran for Pastor Youcef’s u
nconditional release.
We have sent this petition with over 160,000 signatures to Secretary of Stat
e Clinton, but we also made it clear that thousands of people are continuing
to stand in support of her direct intervention with the Iranian government
on behalf of Pastor Youcef.
Please continue to share this petition on Facebook and forward our email upd
ates to prevent Iran from continuing to spread lies and confusion.
Here is what we know has really happened. This past June was the last time P
astor Youcef’s case was before the Supreme Court, which found that “furthe
r investigat[ion]” was needed to determine if Pastor Youcef was a Muslim be
fore converting to Christianity. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the
lower court, stating that “if it can be proved that he was a practicing Mu
slim as an adult and has not repented, the execution will be carried out.”
That hearing already occurred late last month, where the judges found that Y
oucef was a Muslim because his parents where Muslims; and he was ordered to
recant or die – to which he replied, “I cannot.” As we await a written ve
rdict from this court, the court has requested the opinion of Iran’s Suprem
e Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.
Make no mistake; Pastor Youcef’s case is in the Ayatollah’s hands. Do not
let yourself be duped like the mainstream media has been by Iran’s misinfor
mation. Please read and share my latest article for the Washington Post, “C
learing up the facts on Pastor Nadarkhani’s fate,” where I clearly explain
Iran’s latest attempt to divert international attention from this human ri
ghts’ abuse.
Earlier this week, the Justice Department revealed that Iran orchestrated a
plot to assassinate foreign dignitaries on U.S. soil and bomb the Israeli em
bassy in Washington, D.C. This is the same Iranian government that continues
to spread lies about Pastor Youcef.
Now is the time to turn up the pressure on Iran to release Pastor Youcef. Pl
ease make sure that Iran is held accountable for their actions by using the
“Like” buttons in this email to share this article on Facebook and to prev
ent Iran’s lies from continuing to spread.
Thank you for your continued support for Pastor Youcef. Your voice is having
a tremendous impact on the unrelenting effort to save his life.
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