{"id":16277,"date":"2023-04-13T18:55:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T18:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=16277"},"modified":"2023-10-13T08:42:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T07:42:55","slug":"defending-the-freedom-to-worship-iranian-christian-pastor-released-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/iranian-christian-pastor-released","title":{"rendered":"Defending the Freedom to Worship\u2014Iranian Christian Pastor Released from Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16277\" class=\"elementor elementor-16277\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f3c94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f3c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1cab19\" data-id=\"d1cab19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00bcda elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b00bcda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian Christian-convert and leader of a 400-member house church, has been released from prison following international advocacy.<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Iranian laws intentionally target and violate the religious freedom rights of\u00a0500,000+ Christians and other religious minorities. <\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3a5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WASHINGTON, DC<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b> (April 13, 2023)<\/b> Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian Christian-convert and leader of a 400-member house church, has been released from prison in Iran. Pastor Nadarkhani was arrested on charges of acting against national security and promoting \u201cZionist Christianity\u201d in 2018. Prior to his arrest in 2018, he was sentenced to death in 2010 on charges of apostasy and evangelism, although the sentence and charges were later dropped.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cNo person should be punished, much less imprisoned, for sharing their beliefs,\u201d said Kelsey Zorzi, Director of Advocacy for Global Religious Freedom for ADF International. ADF International has been advocating for Pastor Nadarkhani\u2019s release since 2019.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zorzi continued: \u201cFor peacefully sharing his faith and leading a group of Christian Iranians as their pastor, Pastor Nadarkhani has repeatedly faced persecution, state-sanctioned violence, and years of prison. We are thankful that Pastor Nadarkhani was finally released from prison. The situation facing Christians and other religious minorities in Iran remains dire. The international community must continue to advocate for the right of Iranians to freely share their beliefs and practice their faith without fear of persecution. It\u2019s imperative that the Iranian regime be held accountable for its grievous violations of the fundamental right to religious freedom.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Background<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran has had a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/countries-of-particular-concern-special-watch-list-countries-entities-of-particular-concern\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">long-held spot on the U.S. State Department\u2019s Country of Particular Concern (CPC) watchlist.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for its systematic and egregious religious freedom violations. The government of Iran often targets Christians who have converted from Islam, as seen in police raids of peaceful religious gatherings and the arrests of Christian religious leaders like Pastor Nadarkhani.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While there are over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2021-report-on-international-religious-freedom\/iran\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">500,000 Christians and thousands of other Iranian citizens<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> who identify as religious minorities, the Iranian constitution defines the country as an Islamic republic and holds Islam as the official state religion. The constitution holds that all laws, regulations and citizen rights must be \u201cin conformity with Islamic criteria.\u201d The penal code specifies the death penalty for proselytization, blasphemy, and attempts by non-Muslims to convert Muslims away from Islam.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to advocating for the release of Pastor Nadarkhani, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/fg-v-sweden\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ADF International also supported an Iranian man seeking asylum in Sweden<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> after facing persecution for his beliefs. After Sweden denied his request, ADF International provided legal arguments on his behalf with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The ECHR found that the denial of his asylum without an up-to-date assessment would be a violation of Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, recognizing that people of faith should be able to practice their faith openly without fearing for their lives.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c4475 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a1c4475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0702bff 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