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Iran court convicts Christian pastor

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    Lisa Daftari discusses the sentence issued by Iranian court

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Want to bring in foxnews.com contributor Lisa death -- now -- -- -- a fascinating story and disturbing story in many ways coming out of Iran.

At -- that Iran is convicted this a Christian Costa.

Who's converted from Islam is -- right and he's going to be sentenced to death.

He's born into a Muslim family -- says he never practiced Islam.

And at nineteen years old he decided to convert to christianity.

Now while -- Islamic Republic of Iran.

Cracks down on all minority religions whether they be Christian or my high eight Orrin -- users are -- and they have their -- this.

Punishments for those who have turned their backs on on Islam.

So this is that this is not about him.

Being a Christian it's a bat him of converting to christianity that's the issue.

Right exactly and they want to set an example and -- once -- turn your back on on Islam this is the punishment.

So little what happens next.

So basically you know the event of the frightening thing here is that we don't know what happens next they put out an order for his execution and what happens.

In Iran's Islamic republic sometimes carried out these execution orders within 48 hours of the order and sometimes they dragged -- up to three years.

It's not like you know -- think of the American judicial system where there is you know certain process.

-- at any point this may be overturned and at any point this execution might be carried out in secrecy.

They're doing do we know how his arrest came back out of what what was -- time -- from the conclusion to the rest of certain.

So he came under the radar of the regime's person 2006 when his children would tend.

In school and he felt there was indoctrination and in the in -- school programs and he want and he complains and -- at that point his troops came under certain you know scrutiny at the time and that was forgotten him again he was a resident in 2009.

Where they call them.

You know -- -- if they said that he is -- spreading christianity and then causing others to convert.

As well there wasn't just that he is a Christian but that he is -- attempting to convict other Muslims to christianity.

This isn't what it.

Anybody attempting to couldn't vote others.

Be arrested in Iran or it does this really just come down.

To his personal congressional.

-- many Christians who have been arrested it in Iran for exactly that whether it be that there priests or pastors that are.

You know that they -- of an organization the head of a community.

Or you don't even one of bats at Princeton bibles for example you know there's there's stories about.

Those types of people being.

Arrested so I mean -- -- at times it is just setting an example you know here's one.

Isolated case but we have to remember I mean he was.

They had to type on it I'll call him lucky lucky enough to have his case be publicized that we that it was and it said that international spotlight on this case has kept him alive to this point.

Many others don't have this luxury so you know well we're keeping our eyes on the story and then following it and allowing it to remain in the public -- so that.

The the pressure is on the regime.

Is and it is there any sort of concerted campaign other than perhaps other people in the media talking about it.

-- their political campaigns so it is Hillary Clinton has spoken out about this to several heads of state from other countries and Germany and Mexico and the European Union that have spoken out about this.

As well as several online campaigns and the then there's -- eight -- campaign where individuals.

Who donate between a day.

That's it to freeing Yousef not a -- the name of the past there.

And these streets have -- took over 400000 keep.

Welcome spot that's -- service -- are asking what can I do about it.

I say I think that's what you -- you write -- -- representatives doing these online campaigns tweet for him.

And just get the word out there you know this is a story -- -- -- yesterday on foxnews.com.

Learn about his case -- again just keep it going keep it alive.

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