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Chris Smith: The end of this month will mark 2 years since Pastor Saeed Abedini had seen or hugged his wife, Naghmeh, and his…

On the recordJune 18, 2014
The end of this month will mark 2 years since Pastor Saeed Abedini had seen or hugged his wife, Naghmeh, and his children.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Highlighting the prolonged separation of Pastor Saeed from his family due to imprisonment.

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