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Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011.  

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The United States condemns the conviction of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani.  Pastor Nadarkhani has done nothing more than maintain his devout faith, which is a universal right for all people.  That the Iranian authorities would try to force him to renounce that faith violates the religious values they claim to defend, crosses all bounds of decency, and breaches Iran’s own international obligations.   A decision to impose the death penalty would further…

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