Iran Claims Youcef Nadarkhani Will Not Be Executed

Youcef Nadarkhani has been imprisoned in Iran for three years for apostasy. It was planned that he be executed for this crime. The refutation came after human rights investigator Ahmed Shaheed delivered a report to the U.N., which, in addition to citing Iran's "striking pattern of violations of fundamental human rights guaranteed under international law" and the country's "maltreatment of prisoners, dissidents, minorities and women," called for the release of Nadarkhani, FOX News reports. Iran called this report biased and manipulated by Western culture. Although Iran insists that they will not execute Christian pastor Nadarkhani, it is an ongoing legal nightmare and Iran has gone as far as to accuse him of rape and extortion. The chair of U.S. Commission International Religious Freedom states that Iran's court proceedings cannot be trusted.