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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 Anna Sekulow | 6:19 AM May. 3, 2012
2 Milhões de Fortes Para o Pastor Youcef
ACLJ em sua campanha Tweet para Youcef já está atingindo mais de 2 milhões de contas do Twitter em todo o mundo. Ontem, nós dissemos-lhe que precisávamos de mais 46 pessoas para se inscreverem na campanha Tweet para Youcef, e bem mais de 100 pessoas responderam. Obrigado por se juntar a este esforço crítico para a liberdade do Pastor Youcef. Obrigado também aos milhares de vocês que se inscreveram para Tweet para Youcef. Você ... 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 | 3:14 PM Feb. 29, 2012
Soccer Icon Ricardo Kaká Takes a Stand for Pastor Youcef
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef campaign is reaching the world. Today, Brazilian born soccer icon Ricardo Kaká tweeted to his more than 8.8 million followers urging them to tweet for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Kaká is a world-renowned soccer player for Real Madrid and currently the 17th most followed person on Twitter in the world. He is also a devout evangelical Christian. You can learn more about him on his Facebook page. As Pastor Youcef faces imminent execution in Iran for h... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Anna Sekulow | 3:16 PM Feb. 22, 2012
Tweet for Youcef: The World is Listening
The ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef social media campaign is growing exponentially as Pastor Youcef’s situation has become more dire. As we reported yesterday, sources in Iran believe the execution order for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani – the Christian pastor convicted and sentenced to death for his faith – may have been issued. We can confirm that as of yesterday, Pastor Youcef was still alive. Yet, it is more critical now than ever that Pastor Youcef’s story – more th... Continue Reading
Filed in: United Nations | by Anna Sekulow | 10:59 AM Jan. 3, 2012
Russian Protesters Organize Online
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Moscow in response to the December fourth elections. One of the protests drew a crowd of approximately 100,000 people, the largest since the fall of the Soviet Union over twenty years ago. The protesters believe former President and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's Party, United Russia, would not have done as well in parliamentary elections if it weren't for vote manipulation. Dissatisfaction with the electoral system is not exactl... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Anna Sekulow | 3:54 PM Nov. 4, 2011
@FederalGovernment is Not Following You on Twitter
People who live within the confines of an oppressive government system tend to grow angry. This is not a new concept, but online tools are proving that it is now one that cannot be silenced. Social media has proven to be a powerful method of communication. We can now feel personally connected to a struggle that may have otherwise felt distant and alien. The uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East provoked messages from people on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. Because of these online tools... Continue Reading
Filed in: Free Speech | by Jay Sekulow | 1:56 PM Sep. 16, 2011
Does Online Media Censor Christian Speech?
A troubling new report issued by the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) suggests that Christians are being censored online because of their religious beliefs. In a 43-page report, the NRB stated that many of the biggest new Internet sites blocked Christian content and refused to accept faith-based advertisements. "Our conclusion is that Christian ideas and other religious content face a clear and present danger of censorship on Web-based communication platforms," the report concluded. The s... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Anna Sekulow | 12:42 PM Aug. 16, 2011
Twitter and the Bachmann Theory
The social media landscape can be overwhelming. Its never-ending cycle of information often leaves consumers feeling unsure about how to differentiate hard news from fluff. And once you enter the social media world, the cycle seems to spin with no end in sight. Even a mundane post to the “Twitterverse” can go viral, giving the tweet more legitimacy than it often deserves, just by the sheer number of people the message reaches. For example, late last night when I was perusing the web... Continue Reading