Children of Imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini Send Plea to Iranian Leaders, President Obama (+video)

Two years ago on September 26, 2012, U.S. citizen and pastor Saeed Abedini was thrown into an Iranian prison simply because of his Christian faith. During that time, he was working with the Iranian government to build a local orphanage.

In November of 2013, Abedini was transferred from a political detainee jail to a “notoriously violent lockup.” He has since endured torturous beatings and “sustained injuries for which he still needs surgery.” In January, Abedini began an eight-year prison sentence after he was convicted of starting a network of churches in Iranian homes.

Abedini’s wife Naghmeh recently appealed to President Obama and the Iranian government by releasing this video footage of her children, Jacob and Rebekka:

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