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Wife of Christian pastor held in Iran to testify before Congress

The wife of the American pastor imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith is on her way to Washington, where she will press lawmakers to fight for her husband's freedom.Naghmeh Abedini, whose husband Saeed Abedini was sentenced to eight years in prison in his homeland, will appear before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the House along with her U.S. based attorneys, Jay and Jordan Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice. Their goal is to convince the lawmakers to ratchet up pressure on Iran, either directly or through the Obama administration, which they say has been too quiet on the matter."He has been in that brutal prison long enough. He hasn't broken any laws. It's not just Saeed, there are many others. They are being persecuted because of their beliefs, and I hope this hearing sheds light on other cases as well," said Naghmeh Abedini in an exclusive interview with Fox News.The commission is a bipartisan group co-chaired by Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., and Rep...

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