Pastor Saeed, Family Allowed Visit as World Pressure Mounts

Religion Today | Updated: Mar 20, 2013

Pastor Saeed, Family Allowed Visit as World Pressure Mounts

After a public hearing and a petition with more than half a million names, pressure is mounting on Iran to release an American pastor sentenced to eight years in one of the country's most notorious prisons, CBN News reports. According to the American Center for Law and Justice, Pastor Saeed Abedini met with his family in Iran for an extended two-hour visitation Monday. The visit was allowed in commemoration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. After the visitation, more information about Abedini's medical condition has come to light. The ACLJ -- which represents Abedini, his wife and their two children -- says he has been examined for internal bleeding and will be taken to a hospital to receive medical care. "With his medical condition worsening each day, such medical attention is needed immediately," the ACLJ said. 



Pastor Saeed, Family Allowed Visit as World Pressure Mounts