Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani was sentenced to death for apostasy and has been in prison for several months as he awaits the outcome of his appeal.

CSW is concerned that Nadarkahni will be executed at any time without prior notification and that the authorities will merely announce it later, a practice the organisation says is not uncommon in Iran.

CSW’s Chief Executive Mervyn Thomas called upon the international community to put pressure on the Iranian government to release Pastor Nadharkani.

"CSW is deeply concerned at the very real possibility that Pastor Nadarkhani’s death sentence could be carried out at any time, despite the fact that there is no legal basis for this sentence," he said.

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