A pastor in Iran sentenced to death for refusing to recant his faith may have to wait another year for a ruling on whether the sentence will be upheld, according to sources.
Yousef Nadarkhani, sentenced to death after a court of appeals in Rasht, Iran, in September 2010 found him guilty of leaving Islam, has been in prison since October 2009, yet his lawyers said they were told to not expect any movement on his case for another year.
"The news we have about Yousef is not official, but that's what the lawyers are saying," a member of the Church of Iran who requested anonymity told Compass.
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