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OIAC Iran Human Rights Exhibition & Vigil on Capitol Hill On September 12, 2019 on the Lawn of the U.S Capitol, senior members of Congress joined Iranian Americans at an exhibit which concluded with a candle light vigil to expose Iranian regime officials & condemn their continued role in crimes against humanity, including the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners. Event called on the international community to hold Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani, Judiciary Chief Ibrahim Raissi, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, and other regime officials accountable for complicity in and cover up of this crime against humanity. …
Amnesty International | 6 November 2019 The international community must publicly condemn the deterioration in Iran’s human rights record during the country’s upcoming review session at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 8 November, Amnesty International said today. The organization urges states taking part in Iran’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to denounce the widespread human rights violations and make concrete recommendations for the Iranian authorities to address them. “From horrific execution rates, to the relentless persecution of human rights defenders, rampant discrimination against women and minorities, and ongoing crimes against humanity, the catalogue of appalling violations recorded in…
THE HILL | BY VERNON BREWER | 11/3/2019 Every year, on the first Sunday of November, churches across America dedicate a time during their services to pray for their Christian brothers and sisters who live in countries where they cannot practice their faith freely. This year, the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church falls on Nov. 3. Religious persecution – particularly against Christians – is at an all-time high. More than 245 million Christians live in countries where they experience high levels of persecution, according to Open Doors. But there are a few countries where the level of harassment and hostility is…
New York, October 22, 2019 – Association of Iranian Americans in New York strongly condemns irresponsible and grossly inaccurate reporting by NBC News in an article published about the Iranian resistance on October 17, 2019. Apart from flawed reporting, the article purports to expose activities of the main Iranian opposition group, the Mojahedin-Khalgh Organization of Iran (MEK) is in fact nothing but an attempt by Iranian regime apologists intent on hiding their desire to defend the religious tyrants ruling Iran. The article quotes Daniel Benjamin and other regime apologist who have for years made baseless allegations and assertions, which have…
Reporters Without Borders | Aug 26, 2019 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed by a new wave of arrests and interrogations of women journalists since the start of August in Iran. The Islamic Republic is now the world’s biggest jailer of women journalists, with a total of ten currently held. “Already one of the world’s five biggest jailers of journalists, Iran is now holding more women in connection with their journalistic activities than any other country in the world,” said Reza Moini, the head of RSF’s Iran/Afghanistan Desk. “We call on Javaid Rehman, the UN special rapporteur on the human…
Radio Farda | June 13, 2019 Amnesty International reports that more than one million people in 200 countries have signed a petition condemning the severe prison term handed out to Iranian rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh and demanding her release. Iran has jailed the defender of women who have protested against forced hijab and dissidents in Iran, on dubious charges and two trials without safeguards. As a result, Sotoudeh has received a 38-year prison terms and 148 lashes. She was re-arrested one year ago, following a previous imprisonment years earlier. Amnesty International says it is organizing a “global handover” of the…
Amnesty International | July 1, 2019 Iran: mass secret killings of political dissidents in 1988 Between late July and September 1988, the Iranian authorities forcibly disappeared and extrajudicially executed thousands of prisoners for their political opinions and dumped their bodies in unmarked individual and mass graves. Minimum estimates put the death toll at around 5,000. Since then, the authorities have tormented the relatives by refusing to tell them when, how and why their loved ones were killed and by keeping their remains hidden. To reinforce secrecy, they have also destroyed mass grave sites and forbidden commemorations. By refusing to acknowledge…
Issues & Insights | Moe Alafchi | 6/21/2019 Thousands of Iranian expatriates are expected to gather in Washington, D.C., on Friday, June 21, to demonstrate in support of a firm U.S. policy toward the dictatorship, which echoes what thousands of their fellow Iranians conveyed in Brussels last weekend. That might seem surprising to some readers, especially in light of some commentary that the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” strategy may lead to a conflict with Iran. The Organization of Iranian-American Communities (OIAC) rejects that characterization, and so do the various American policymakers and foreign policy experts who plan to participate in the rally outside…
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Amnesty International | June 3, 2019 Responding to the news that Iranian human rights lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi has been sentenced to 30 years in prison and 111 lashes for his human rights work, including publicizing violations through a channel he set up on the Telegram mobile messaging app and giving media interviews, Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Philip Luther, said: “This shockingly harsh sentence is an outrageous injustice. Amirsalar Davoudi is blatantly being punished for his work defending human rights. “Setting up a Telegram channel to expose human rights violations is not…