New York City, May 30, 2024 – Iranian Americans, former Iran political prisoners and concerned citizens rallied outside the United Nations in New York to condemn UN memorial for Iranian regime’s former president Ebrahim Raisi. The event included images and stories of Ebrahim Raisi’s victims, a picket line, and testimonials from family members and witnesses.
Ebrahim Raisi was a member of the notorious Death Commission responsible for the 1988 executions in Iran and played a key role in the murder of thousands of pro-democracy protesters over the past few years. U.N.’s own investigator on human rights in Iran has called for an independent inquiry into allegations of state-ordered executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 and the role Ebrahim Raisi played in these mass killings.
Numerous media outlets covered this protest.
تجمع حامیان سازمان مجاهدین خلق در اعتراض به مراسم یادبود #رئیسی در سازمان ملل pic.twitter.com/tYncg0vUEO
— VOA Farsi صدای آمریکا (@VOAfarsi) May 30, 2024
برگزاری مراسم یادبود رئیسی در سازمان ملل
مریم رحمتی، ایران اینترنشنال گزارش میدهد pic.twitter.com/TXFkRfmQRh— ايران اينترنشنال (@IranIntl) May 30, 2024
The U.S. registered its protest at a UN headquarters tribute event for the #RaisiMassMurderer stating:
"Some of the worst human rights abuses on record took place during his tenure." pic.twitter.com/YRUgjNMdix— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) May 30, 2024
Through the lens of media: Today's rally outside @UN Bldg in NYC, organized by @OrgIAC, as supporters of the Iranian Resistance denounced the #UNGA for holding a memorial for #Raisi branded as"Butcher of Tehran", for his role in the #1988Massacre of 1000s of political prisoners. pic.twitter.com/FkRXQb6Z5e
— Amir R. Bolurchi (@ablrchi) May 31, 2024
Media Coverage:
https://apnews.com/article/un-tribute-raisi-protests-us-european-african-4ee6fc6fa7b7860de95eccd25fab746e
https://www.iranintl.com/202405305443
https://www.voanews.com/amp/tribute-to-late-iranian-president-at-un-stirs-anger/7636342.html
https://www.voanews.com/a/tribute-to-late-iranian-president-at-un-stirs-anger/7636342.html
https://www.barrons.com/news/tribute-to-late-iranian-president-at-un-stirs-anger-4af3fb99
https://www.eurasiareview.com/29052024-while-people-of-iran-celebrate-death-of-a-tyrant-the-un-and-eu-mourn-demise-of-this-oppressor-oped/
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/un-tribute-to-irans-late-president-raisi-marred-by-protests-european-and-us-snubs-101717096649336.html
