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