We call on the Cuban authorities to repeal
the sentences against the pastor and his wife, and to allow him to continue his work as a church leader.»
Not exact matches
A second court session has been held in Iran as two
pastors and a deacon continue their appeal
against six - year
sentences for political charges.
A few years ago, Swedish
pastor Ake Green was
sentenced to one month in prison for preaching on the biblical teaching
against sexual immorality from the pulpit of his small church in Borgholm.
Pastor Haghnejad and Deacon Rabbani were subsequently released; however,
Pastor Irani remains in Ghezal Hesar Prison in Karaj, where he is serving a one year
sentence for action
against the state and a five - year
sentence for «action
against national security».
Pastors Behnam Irani and Matthias Haghnejad, and Deacon Silas Rabbani, who had earlier had capital charges
against them dropped, each received six - year
sentences in October.