As many as 15, supporters rallied at protests held in eight cities around the globe on Saturday to continue putting pressure on the Norwegian government to release five Romanian Pentecostal children who were removed from their parents based on abuse allegations.
As previously reported by The Christian Post , the five children of Ruth and Marius Bodnariu were removed from their parents' custody last Nov. All five children, who range from age nine to four months, were placed into three separate foster homes by the Barnevernet Norway's child protection services and their parents have been given limited visitation rights.
As the Bodnarius are scheduled to have their next court hearing in March to determine whether the parents can be reconciled with their children, international supporters of the Bodnariu family held various protests, marches and rallies in Romania, Spain, Poland and Australia on Saturday to continue raising awareness for the family's situation.
Five of the protests were held in Romanian cities. According to a Facebook page set up to raise awareness for the family, an estimated 5, protesters gathered for a rally in Sibiu, while an estimated crowd of 4, gathered for the protest in Iasi.
According to the Facebook page , as many as supporters showed up to the protest in Melbourne, Austrailia, while as many as showed up to the rally in Castellon, Spain. Despite the large turnouts at other protests, only 20 protesters gathered for a rally held in Warsaw, Poland. Since the children were removed from their parents' custody, supporters of the Bodnarius have held protests and rallies outside of Norwegian embassies in a number of different countries, including one protest held outside the embassy in Washington, D.
