IRAN: Act by 9 November to call for Pastor Nadarkhani's pardon during Eid
Pastor Nadarkhani was arrested in Rasht in 2009 while attempting to register his church. In 2010 he was tried and found guilty of apostasy (abandoning Islam), and was sentenced to death.
He now awaits a decision on his case from the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, and a formal written verdict. His life is still in the balance.
Muslims around the world are currently celebrating Eid Al-Adha, or the Greater Eid (6-9 November 2011). It is one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar and commemorates the willingness of the patriarch Abraham to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.
It has become traditional to pardon prisoners during Eid Al-Ahda in some parts of the Muslim world. Already during Eid 2011, hundreds of prisoners have been pardoned in Morocco, Egypt and Dubai.
Send an email to the Iranian Embassy calling for a pardon for Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani during the festival of Eid.
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