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Moisture levels in your wood. for a cleaner burn, make sure theres space between the pieces. finally, a no brainer, dont burn garbage or cardboard. >> for over two years american pastor abidini has been unjustly held in an iranian jail. through all his hardship he kept his christian faith and he just sent his family an inspiring christmas letter. joining us to share his christmas message is his wife mrs. abedini. good morning. incredibly hes been in jail for two years, in prison because he was m...

>> retired fbi agent rob levinson disappeared in iran in 2000. he was working for the cia, his family revealed, but the u.s. government has not publicly acknowledged that. >> kenneth bae in north carolina, he was sentenced to 15 hard years for allegedly committing hostile acts though they never expanded upon that. alan gross in 2009, he was working as a subcontractor in cuba at the time. >> and american pastor abedini in iran, sentenced on charges of attempting to undermine the iranian governm...

Free, but a lot of questions about this deal. nic robertson, thank you very much. around the world essentially other americans are being held prisoner in questionable circumstances either by terrorist groups or by nations hostile to the u.s. former fbi agent bob levinson disappeared during a mission in iran more than seven years ago. u.s. officials blooes believes the iranian government knows of his whereabouts, but they deny knowing where he is. >> u.s. subcontractor alan gross has been in cu...

Troublesome spots including china. heres what he says about that country. >> independent protestants and catholics continue to face persecution for refusing to affiliate with government-approved religious groups, protestant groups that refuse to join religious organization are deemed illegal and experience harassment, fines, detention and imprisonment and torture. >> reporter: and smith went on to tell a story about visiting china just a few weeks ago meeting various house church pastors. after ...

Administration. she says the government never fought to free them even when they were sitting down with iran to negotiate their nuclear program. she tells fox the state department has left her in the dark. >> they have actually asked for updates after each prison visit his family his parents make, and a lot of the updates we have received has been left out on the media. >> zero. you are not getting any information? >> no. >> abedini a father of two was sentenced to 8 years in prison on charges o...

It really has been devastating to our family. its obviously not a priority. its a human rights issue. iran being the top violator of human rights. here is a family broken apart. this is the hardest time of the year for us. christmas and thanksgiving. we hoped he would be home for us and we dont know if hell survive the new prison. >> jay, have you been speaking to people in the administration? >> we have been. on friday i sent a letter to secretary of state kerry urging him to secure the release...

Actually sentenced to i had i had. he was sentenced to death initially for the crime. this is about two years ago. because of international pressure, partly from human rights watch and other organizations, including christian organizations, in the united states, and in europe and elsewhere: his conviction actually was changed, he spent a little bit of time in prison and he has since been released. he -- so you think you can bring some pressure to bear. >> yes. >> abe -- abedini. is he american c...

>> bill: factor follow up segment tonight. terrible situation in iran. 32-year-old be a dean any american father of two, christian pastor. convicted of insurrection and sentenced to 8 years in a iranian president. why condemn irans freedom of religion and we call on the iranian authorities to release mr. abedini. close contact with the family actively engaged in this case. >> bill: thats nice i dont think iran is quaking in proverbial boots. with us now is a member of the group human rights watc...

Grabbed him because he was involved in the home church movement in iran. >> bill: whats that? >> mr. abedini is a christian pastor. is he a convert. he was born into a muslim family. he decided to change to christianity. >> bill: whats the home church thing? >> the home church movement is essentially a protestant movement in iran it is relatively popular and has become more popular in recent years. its in some ways an underground movement because many christian converts and protestants are not a...

Actually sentenced to i had i had. he was sentenced to death initially for the crime. this is about two years ago. because of international pressure, partly from human rights watch and other organizations, including christian organizations, in the united states, and in europe and elsewhere: his conviction actually was changed, he spent a little bit of time in prison and he has since been released. he -- so you think you can bring some pressure to bear. >> yes. >> abe -- abedini. is he american c...