MEDIA ADVISORY
September 21, 2016
Contact: Ben Borhani 949-836-4011
Protest Simultaneous with Hassan Rouhani Speech
Photo exhibition depicting Tehran’s abysmal record on display
What: Following the rally by thousands of Iranian Americans at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian Americans will stage a protest on Thursday, September 22, 2016, simultaneous with the speech of the Iranian regime’s president Hassan Rouhani at the UNGA.
An elaborate photo exhibition, including 4,000 pictures of the victims of the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners will also be on display.
The protesters will portray the track record of Rouhani and the abysmal state of human rights in Iran, calling for an end in executions in the country and for justice for the perpetrators of the massacre of political prisoners in Iran.
Why: More than 2,500 have been executed in Iran during Rouhani’s tenure, including dissidents, women, minors, and ethnic and religious minorities. Tehran’s nefarious regional conduct is continuing unabated.
When: Thursday, September 22, 2016, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
Where: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (2nd Ave & 47th St), United Nations, NY
MEDIA ADVISORY
September 19, 2016
Press Release: Contact: Ben Borhani, 949-302-7073
For Immediate Release
Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) Condemn New York City Terrorist Attack, Call for Rally Against World’s Leading State-Sponsor of Terror
Thousands to Protest the UN Visit of Iranian Regime President Hassan Rouhani
What: Condemning the terrorist attacks in New York City and New Jersey, thousands of Iranian-Americans will hold a rally outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the opening day of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at 10:15 am.
They will protest the visit to the UN by the Iranian regime’s President, Hassan Rouhani, call for a halt in Tehran’s extensive funding and sponsoring of terrorism in the region, demand a halt in the executions in Iran, and urge the prosecution of the regime’s leaders.
Why: According to the United States Department of State, the Iranian regime remains the world’s leading state-sponsor of terrorism; it has been the main sponsor of Assad and the cause of carnage in Syria, which has become a breeding ground for extremism and terrorism.
The Iranian people have been the main domestic victims of the Iranian regime’s political violence. More than 2,500 have been hanged during Rouhani’s tenure, including dozens of dissidents, women, minors, ethnic and religious minorities.
New evidence implicates Rouhani’s cabinet ministers, in the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran.
A symbolic enactment of the mass execution of thousands of political prisoners in Iran will be performed.
Who: Honorable Joe Lieberman, former Senator from Connecticut, Pastor Saeed Abedini, recently released from prison in Iran, and Sir Geoffrey Robertson, QC, President of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, are among the speakers who also include the voices of the young Iranian-Americans.
Sponsor: Organization of Iranian American Communities-US (OIACUS)
When: Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 10:00 AM
Where: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (2nd Ave. & 47th Street), United Nations Headquarters, NY
Please visit rally details here NY RALLY PAGE
For Immediate Release Contact: Ben Borhani 949-302-7073
New York: #No2Rouhani, #FreeIran Rally
Iran: human rights worsen; nefarious regional meddling continues one year past JCPOA
Thousands to Rally Against Hassan Rouhani, to Call for Halt in Executions in Iran and Prosecution of Perpetrators
What: Thousands of Iranian-Americans will hold a major rally outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, to condemn the upcoming visit to the United Nations in New York by the Iranian regime’s President, Hassan Rouhani. They will also call for a halt in the executions in Iran and demand the prosecution of the perpetrators of the killings in Iran.
Why: More than 2,700 have been executed in Iran during Rouhani’s tenure, including dozens of dissidents, women, minors, ethnic and religious minorities.
This year’s rally, sponsored by the Organization of Iranian American Communities – US, www.OIACUS.org, coincides with the anniversary of the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran. New evidence implicates regime’s leaders, including current Rouhani cabinet ministers, as key players in the massacre.
Who: Honorable Joe Lieberman, former senator from Connecticut, Pastor Saeed Abedini, recently released from prison in Iran, and Sir Geoffrey Robertson, QC, President of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, are among the speakers.
An elaborate exhibition, depicting the appalling state of human rights in Iran, is planned along with a symbolic enactment of the mass execution of thousands of political prisoners in Iran.
When: Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 10:00 AM
Where: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, United Nations Headquarters, NY
Please visit rally details here NY RALLY PAGE
MEDIA ADVISORY
September 16, 2016
Contact: Ben Borhani 949-302-7073
Thousands of Iranian-Americans to rally against Hassan Rouhani
Artistic street play on the mass execution of thousands of political prisoners in Iran
What: An elaborate artistic street play, symbolizing the mass execution of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, will be performed during the rally of thousands of Iranian-Americans outside the United Headquarters in New York, on Tuesday, September 20, 2016.
On the first day of the general debate of the UNGA, the protesters will condemn the presence of the Iranian regime’s president Hassan Rouhani in New York to address the UN and the abysmal state of human rights in Iran, calling for an end in executions in the country and for justice for the perpetrators of the massacre of political prisoners in Iran.
An elaborate photo exhibition, depicting the appalling state of human rights in Iran will also be on display.
Who: Honorable Joe Lieberman, former Senator from Connecticut, Pastor Saeed Abedini, recently released from prison in Iran as part of a US deal with the Iranian regime, and Sir Geoffrey Robertson, QC, President of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, are among the speakers that also include the voices of the young Iranian-Americans.
Why: More than 2,700 have been executed in Iran during Rouhani’s tenure, including dissidents, women, minors, and ethnic and religious minorities. Tehran’s nefarious regional conduct is continuing unabated.
The rally, sponsored by the Organization of Iranian American Communities – US, www.OIACUS.org, coincides with the anniversary of the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran. New evidence implicates regime’s leaders, including current Rouhani cabinet ministers, as key players in the massacre.
When: Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 10:00 AM
Where: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, United Nations Headquarters, NY
Please visit rally details here NY RALLY PAGE
