Petition Seeking Freedom for Two Afghan Christians Imprisoned for their Faith in Christ

Proclaiming Liberty to the Captives Dear Friend, On May 31, Sayed Mossa was arrested for being a Muslim convert to Christianity. On October 21, Shoib Assadullah was arrested for giving a New Testament Bible to a man who later reported him to local authorities. Both became victims of a government-led crackdown against Christians in Afghanistan, ignited when Afghan network Noorin TV stirred anti-Christian sentiment by broadcasting footage of Christian converts being baptized. Mossa and Assadullah will likely be tried for apostasy, a charge which may warrant the death sentence under Islamic law. Neither has received legal representation or equal protection. ICC is petitioning General David Petraeus to engage the Afghan government and demand the immediate release of Mossa and Assadullah. Afghanistan must be held accountable to the international human rights agreements they are bound to. If Mossa or Assadullah are executed, their cases - which exemplify the freedoms of all Afghans - will be remembered among the darkest blotches of the U.S.-led war initiative to liberate Afghanistan. For the full story about Mossa's imprisonment, please visit our Prisoner Focus blog. Please join ICC in demanding the immediate release of Sayed Mossa and Shoib Assadullah. Follow the instructions below and have your signatures back to us by February 24th. Here's How You Can Help #1 Pray: The first thing you can do to help is stop right now and ask the Lord to intervene in both these cases and others that are developing. #2 Next, review our petition. #3 Electronically sign the petition by clicking here. #4 Print out the petition and take it to your friends and church and have everyone you know sign it. Send it back to us so we can compile the responses. Feel free to print out extra signature pages for large numbers of sign ups. When you have collected all your signatures, please mail the signature pages to: ICC PO Box 8056 Silver Spring, MD 20907 or fax them to us at (301) 585-5918. Please get them back to us by February 24th. #6 Forward this email to all your email contacts and ask them to do the same. Sincerely in Christ, Jeff King President, ICC International Christian Concern P.O. Box 8056 Silver Spring, MD 20907 Phone: (800) ICC-5441 Fax: (301) 585-5918