YOUCEF NADARKHANI
Honourable Senators,
I rise today to speak of Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian Christian. Mr. Nadarkhani has lived a humble life as a pastor for a network of Christian house churches. He is an active member of the Protestant evangelical Church of Iran. He is a devoted husband and father of two young boys ages 9 and 7. This biography would be unremarkable in a country such as Canada; however, in Tehran Mr. Nadarkhani has been sentenced to death. The charge you ask? Apostasy and renouncing t…
