Iranian Christian faces death penalty for apostasy

Posted: Fri, 30th Sep 2011

Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani is facing the death penalty for apostasy – abandoning Islam. Even though the court found that he was not a practising Muslim adult before becoming a Christian 13 years ago, he remains guilty of apostasy because he has Muslim ancestry.

Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani is facing the death penalty for apostasy – abandoning Islam. Even though the court found that he was not a practising Muslim adult before becoming a Christian 13 years ago, he remains guilty of apostasy because he has Muslim ancestry.