Imprisoned Iranian-American pastor gets push from State Dept.

WASHINGTON (RNS) Secretary of State John Kerry is calling for the release of an Iranian-American minister from a Tehran prison, a welcome step for advocates who had accused the State Department of being “AWOL” on the case.

Katrina Lantos Swett, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, testifies March 15, 2013 on Capitol Hill and holds up a photo of Baha’i leaders who have been sentenced in Iran to 20 years in prison. To her left is Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, who urged the release of Iranian-American minister Saeed Abedini from a Tehran prison. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks

Critics: State Department is ‘AWOL’ on Iran’s religious freedom

WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious freedom activists scolded the State Department for not appearing at a hearing Friday on Iran’s treatment of religious minorities and called for greater government involvement in securing the release of people imprisoned there for their faith.

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