Brazil Rallies For Release of Bahá’í Prisoners
20 June 2011
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Representatives from government, religious communities and civil society organizations were among the 800 human rights supporters who gathered to call upon Iran to cease its persecution of Bahá’ís and other religious minorities.
Participants traveled from all over Brazil to take part in the rally, held at Rio’s Copacabana Beach yesterday, some spending up to 15 hours on buses to get there.
Almost 8,000 images depicting the faces of Iran’s seven imprisoned Bahá’í leaders were on display at the beach, corresponding to the number of days of detention the seven had suffered after three years in prison. The photographs were arranged in a large circle, representing the world, and the union of people of all races and nations.
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