Contents tagged with Tweet for Youcef
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 3:16 PM Aug. 29, 2012
Youcef Nadarkhani Reaching Over 3 Million a Day
Last week, we told you that Tweet for Youcef was reaching 2.9 million each day, and asked you to help us reach 3 million for the persecuted pastor. Over the weekend, you did just that; thank you. The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef campaign is now reaching 3,032,309 Twitter accounts each day with news and information about Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Pastor Youcef’s story is now reaching 2,246,388 in English, and through the work of our affiliate in Brazil, the Brazilian Center for... 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 Matthew Clark | 3:27 PM Jul. 17, 2012
Third-Graders Make Cards of Encouragement for Pastor Youcef
The third grade class of Elijah House Academy in Richmond, VA, has made cards of support and encouragement for Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Their teacher told the students about Pastor Youcef’s plight as an example of a modern day Daniel, who, like Pastor Youcef, refused to recant his faith in God in the face of execution. Each day these students have faithfully prayed for Pastor Youcef. The class made cards encouraging Pastor Youcef to continue trusting in God and letting him kno... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 2:48 PM Jul. 16, 2012
Youcef’s Story and Demands for His Release Reaches 2.7 Million Globally
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef campaign continues to expand in reach as its impact is felt worldwide – now reaching more than 2.7 million Twitter accounts globally each day. After more than 1,000 days illegally imprisoned for his faith, Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s story is now reaching over 2 million in English and more than 670,000 in Portuguese through the efforts of the people of Brazil. The international outcry for his release is having an impact in Iran, and with a new court ... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 3:51 PM Jul. 9, 2012
New Court Date for Pastor Youcef But Death Sentence Remains
Yesterday, the Jerusalem Post highlighted the ACLJ’s international efforts to secure the release of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has now been illegally imprisoned more than 1,000 days. Iran has scheduled a September court date for evangelical Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, whose incarceration for practicing Christianity reaches the 1,000-day mark on Sunday. In an email to The Jerusalem Post on Friday, Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the American Center for Law & Justice, ... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Anna Sekulow | 11:19 AM May. 3, 2012
2 Million Strong for Pastor Youcef
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef campaign is now reaching more than 2 million Twitter accounts worldwide. Yesterday, we told you that we needed 46 more people to sign up to Tweet for Youcef, and well over 100 of you responded. Thank you for joining this critical effort for Pastor Youcef’s freedom. Thank you as well to the thousands of you who have signed up to Tweet for Youcef. You are making a tremendous difference in the fight for the life of Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who fa... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 2:44 PM May. 2, 2012
We Need 46 More People to Tweet for Youcef
The ACLJ's Tweet for Youcef campaign is reaching across the globe. The number of Twitter accounts being reached every day for Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has skyrocketed to 1,988,821 in just three months. Now we are the verge of a great milestone: reaching 2 million a day. We are 11,179 Twitter followers away from the 2 million mark. On average, the thousands of people who have already signed up have 241 Twitter followers. With that average in mind, we need just 46 more people to sign u... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Anna Sekulow | 3:37 PM Apr. 27, 2012
Tweet for Youcef Reaches 1.9 Million Worldwide
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef campaign is now reaching 1.5 million Twitter accounts around the world with daily updates and information in English about Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. In addition, our Tweet for Youcef campaign in Brazil is reaching more than 400,000 Twitter accounts each day with updates in Portuguese. Pastor Youcef still faces execution in Iran for his Christian faith. He has now been illegally imprisoned for his faith for 928 days, in violation of Iranian and interna... Continue Reading
