938 days. That’s how long Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been imprisoned in Iran. His crime? He embraced Christianity and started a church. Now, with Pastor Youcef facing the death penalty, his situation is even more precarious. We reported last week that Pastor Youcef’s attorney has now been targeted by the Iranian regime. He’s been…

I can confirm that Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is alive today, his 35th birthday. He remains illegally imprisoned in Iran, now incarcerated for two-and-a-half years. He is being held against international law, and has been condemned to death for one reason – his Christian faith. As you know, we have been involved in working to secure his freedom…

Today marks day number 900 that Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been held by the Iranian government – illegally imprisoned – facing a death sentence because of his Christian faith. As you know, we’re involved in this country and around the world to bring attention to this travesty, and to work to secure his freedom. There is a…

There’s a debate going on whether Israel should launch a preemptive strike against Iran, before that troubling nation can ready its nuclear arsenal. President Obama didn’t really break any new ground in his recent meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Obama did tell Netanyahu that “we got Israel’s back.” But he did not make any…

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