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During his imprisonment, Abedini became internationally known as a victim of religious persecution. Following international pressure, along with other American prisoners, Abedini was released from prison on 16 January In particular, such converts are disallowed from worshiping with other Christians in established Christian churches, which has led to the establishment of so-called "house" or "underground" churches where these converts can worship together.

In , Abedini met and married his wife Naghmeh, an American citizen. In the early s, the Abedinis became prominent in the house-church movement in Iran when the Iranian government tolerated the movement. In , Abedini became an ordained minister in the U. In , he was granted American citizenship, thus becoming a dual Iranian-American citizen.

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Abedini's first trip back to Iran was in to visit his extended family, when government authorities detained him. According to Abedini, he was threatened with death during his interrogation over his conversion to Christianity. Ultimately, he was released after signing a pledge to cease all house-church activities in the country. In July , after making his ninth trip to Iran since to visit his relatives and continue to build an orphanage in the city of Rasht , Abedini was placed under house arrest by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ; his passports were confiscated.

He was transferred to Evin Prison in late September.