Contents tagged with Brazil
Filed in: Iran | by Filipe Coelho | 11:50 AM Mar. 8, 2013
Save Pastor Saeed Abedini – Brazil Speaks
Pastor Saeed Abedini has been imprisoned in Iran since last July, when he visited Iran to help build an orphanage. Now, people all over the world are speaking out on his behalf. The Iranian-American Pastor Saeed lives with his family in the U.S. and annually visits Iran. He was convicted for his Christian faith and sentenced to 8 years in a notoriously brutal Iranian prison. He has undergone incredible torture and is in danger of being killed because of his faith. We at the CBLJ (Brazilian C... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 5:30 PM Aug. 23, 2012
Tweet for Youcef Reaches 2.9 Million
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef campaign is now reaching more than 2.9 million Twitter accounts worldwide each day. Tweet for Youcef reaches over 2 million a day in English and hundreds of thousands more in Portuguese as the people of Brazil continue to cry out for Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s freedom. Each day, the ACLJ sends a tweet to nearly 3 million Twitter accounts in 97% of the world’s nations with news and information about Pastor Youcef’s case. In a little ... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Filipe Coelho | 2:28 PM Jul. 30, 2012
Brazilian Churches Cry Out for Pastor Youcef’s Freedom
On July 8th, the 1,000th day of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s illegal imprisonment in Iran, Pastor Silmar Coelho of Brazil recorded a video asking churches around the world to raise an outcry for Pastor Youcef’s life. You can watch the video (in Portuguese) here. The Gospel Truth site, with the support of Pastor Malafaia Silas, has highlighted the prayer of a thousand days. It is crucial that we continue to mobilize for Pastor Youcef. The Iranian government needs to know that million... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 2:59 PM Jun. 22, 2012
Brazilians Rally Outside Ahmadinejad’s Hotel Demanding Youcef’s Release
Yesterday, world-renowned Brazilian Pastor Silas Malafaia organized a rally in front of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s hotel, calling for Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s release. Pastors and concerned Brazilians lined the streets with signs in Portuguese and English calling for Pastor Youcef’s immediate release as Ahmadinejad attended the Rio +20 conference in Brazil. International media covered the event intended to highlight the plight of Pastor Youcef world... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Filipe Coelho | 1:17 PM Jun. 22, 2012
BCLJ Urges Evangelical Leaders in Brazil to Fight for Pastor Youcef
On Thursday, June 14th, as the Director of the Brazilian Center for Law & Justice (BCLJ), the ACLJ’s affiliate in Brazil, I met with the President of the Social Christian Party (PSC), Pastor Everaldo Pereira, in the city of Goiânia. One of the issues addressed was the situation of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani who is still imprisoned in Iran for converting to Christianity. Pastor Youcef will have been illegally imprisoned in Iran for 1000 days on July 8th. Once again I asked for Ev... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Anna Sekulow | 3:07 PM Jun. 20, 2012
Brazilian Congressman: Open Letter to Ahmadinejad on Nadarkhani
This week, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments and the private sector, are gathering for the Rio+20 Conference in Brazil to discuss ways to reduce poverty and advance social equality. Among the more controversial leaders in attendance at Rio+20 is Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This has provided the Christian community in Brazil the unique opportunity to send a clear message to Iran regarding the release of Pastor Youcef. On behalf of the entire Christian... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 2:01 PM Jun. 7, 2012
Brazilian Senator Takes Action for Pastor Youcef’s Attorney
Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s Iranian attorney continues to face an impending prison sentence in Iran. However, there are new international efforts to aid the Iranian human rights attorney and his persecuted client. Mahammad Ali Dadkhah has been valiantly fighting for Pastor Youcef’s release through Iran’s judicial system. He was convicted for representing the persecuted in Iran and faces a lengthy prison sentence and disbarment from practicing law that would render Pas... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 2:44 PM Apr. 2, 2012
Pastor Youcef Sees His Son on His Son’s Birthday
Today is Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s son’s birthday. While he didn’t get the present he really wanted, his father’s freedom, he did receive a very special gift. Pastor Youcef’s son was able to visit his father in prison. This was not only a birthday present for his son, but serves as an early birthday present for Pastor Youcef, who will celebrate his 35th birthday and the two-and a half year mark of his imprisonment next week. Over the course of Pastor Youcef’... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Jordan Sekulow | 5:32 PM Mar. 16, 2012
Brasil Fica Com o Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani
Jordan Sekulow recently met with the Vice President of Brazil regarding Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani's plight. This blog post is a Portuguese translation of the post, "Brazil Stands With Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani." Nossos esforços internacionais para libertar o iraniano Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, que enfrenta a morte por enforcamento por causa de suas crenças cristãs, continuam a crescer a cada dia. Agora, tem havido um desenvolvimento crítico por um país sul-americ... Continue Reading
