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Saeed Abedini (Persian: سعيد عابدينی, born 7 May 1980) is an Iranian American Christian pastor who was imprisoned in Iran in 2012 based on allegations that he compromised national security.
Saeed Abedini is internationally recognized as a former prisoner of Iran’s Islamist Shia regime, and as a courageous spokesman for faith and freedom. He is also a gifted evangelist and an encourager of Christian believers in Iran and beyond.
Apr 13, 2017 · Just over a year after his celebrated release from prison in Iran, persecuted Pastor Saeed Abedini's marriage to his wife, Naghmeh, came to a bitter end last Thursday under a cloud of whispers and accusations of adultery and conspiracy.
Oct 15, 2021 · Saeed Abedini, center, the Iranian-American pastor released last weekend from Iran, is greeted by his parents, sister and Franklin Graham, left, after arriving on Jan. 21, 2016 in the...
Jun 20, 2022 · Her then-imprisoned husband, Saeed Abedini, had abused her physically and emotionally for most of their 13-year marriage, she said, and when Graham first heard, he called her in November 2015.
Jan 19, 2016 · Why was he released now? The Obama administration had reportedly been meeting in secret with Iranian counterparts for 14 months to negotiate a prisoner exchange. Five Americans, including Abedini, were released in exchange for seven Iranians being held in the United States for violating sanctions.
Sep 24, 2021 · On 24 September, 2021, Naghmeh Panahi (then Abedini) went public with the details of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, Iranian-American Pastor Saeed Abedini, as well as how Christian leaders, who once supported her, abandoned her when she first revealed the abuse (Roys Report).
