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Rubio Speaks Up on Senate Floor for Iranian Christian Pastor Sentenced to Death

5:52 PM, Oct 6, 2011 • By JOHN MCCORMACK
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Via NRO, Marco Rubio expressed outrage on the Senate floor today over the death sentence for Iranian Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani:

As Rubio says, Nadarkhani was originally sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity. More recently, the Iranian regime has trumped up charges of rape against Nadarkhani.

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