This is serious; definitely a call to prayer!
From CBN News:
Saeed Abedini, an American pastor imprisoned in
Iran for his faith, is facing life threatening conditions after a recent
prison transfer, the America Center for Law and Justice reports.
Saeed's
family says he has been moved from the brutal Evin Prison to Rajai
Shahr Prison, known to be an even more dangerous jail.
"Going
to Karaj is a severe punishment," Loes Bijnen, a Dutch diplomat from
the embassy in Tehran, described the jail in a 2005 report.
"Once in there one stops to be a human being," she wrote. "One is put out of sight, even of human rights activists and the press. Murders or unexplained deaths are a regular occurrence."
According to the ACLJ, Saeed is in a ward with those convicted for crimes like rape and murder.
Family members tried to visit the pastor Monday but were told he isn't allowed to have visitors in the new prison.
"The
transfer to this prison is a deeply disturbing development and can only
be viewed as a move that puts Pastor Saeed's life directly at risk,"
ACLJ Executive Director Jordan Sekulow warned.
While there is broad bi-partisan support for a Senate resolution calling for Saeed's release, Sekulow says it's crucial President Barack Obama step in "directly and forcefully" to save his life.
***Urge the president to push for Pastor Saeed's release by signing the ACLJ's petition.