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 the pastor and his family.
Nadarkhani, 35, had been held since Christmas Day at Lakan Prison in
Rasht, the facility where he was imprisoned from 2010 to 2012 in a case
that made international headlines. Although he initially faced possible
execution, he had been freed in November, with just 45 days left on a
downgraded sentence issued after Fox News and other media outlets drew
attention to his plight. But when he was arrested, an Iranian judge said
he must finish his sentence.
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