UPDATE: Sources are now saying that the man is still alive and that the story is false, stay tuned. Apostasy Watch:
Last night a report was posted that Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani had been executed by Iran. The report was originally translated from an Arabic website. We have been unable to confirm this information through the US State Department or any western media. We will continue to monitor the situation. Please keep Nadarkhani and his family in your prayers
Outrage!
Youcef Nadarkhani Executed: Christian Pastor Hanged in Iran for Being Christian.
Youcef Nadarkhani has been executed in Iran. He is the Christian pastor who has been imprisoned and found guilty by the courts in Iran of being a Christian. Now he’s been executed in spite of international appeals to spare his life. He was hanged today.
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H/T: WTD
This should not go unsaid. This should not be forgotten.
We send our sympathies to his wife and children. God Bless them!!
KG
I think its a hoax…not sure yet. But no one else is reporting it. If I hear anything, I’ll let you know.
Your report that Nadarkhani has been executed IS FALSE — ACLJ confirmed alive today. The picture floating around with this story in another source is also false and originates here: //www.iranhr.net/spip.php?article2036, a picture taken in April 2011. Continuing to spread this lie could put Pastor Youcef in more danger— please remove this post and any other public postings and wait for a reliable source.
Thanks Tiffany, I did however phrase it to read “reported to have been”, I guess my caution was proved correct.