The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, which, together with the U.S. Embassy, has been on the case, is reporting that Said Musa, the Afghan man facing a death sentence for having become a Christian (see and has now been released and is safely in another country.

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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)