Youcef Nadarkhani, the Iranian Christian pastor who had been re-arrested on Christmas Day after serving nearly three years in prison for renouncing Islam, was released today, according to individuals close to thepastor and his family. Nadarkhani, 35,had been held since Christmas Day at LakanPrison in Rasht,the facility where he was imprisoned from ...

ByInternational Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor accused of apostasy and sentenced to death, was released from prison on Saturday, September 8. Announcing the news to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Nadarkhanis lawyer, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, said, At the court session on Saturday, Youcef ...

An informed source in Irans Supreme Court says the Court has not handed down its final verdict in the case of an Iranian-born convert to Christianity, Yousef Nadarkhani,Press TVreports. According to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the Supreme Court returned Nadarkhanis case to the lower court in October 2011 saying investigations ...