As Iranian President Ahmadinejad once again used the United Nations to rant against Israel and the United Statesyesterday, the Simon Wiesenthal Center convened a simultaneous press conference to urge the world to ratchet up sanctions to weaken the soon-to-be nuclear Iranian regimeand to provide a platform for authentic voices of the Iranian people seeking a truly democratic future for their country.
Canadian-based Human Rights activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam, President of Stop Child Executions
Roozbeh Farahanipour the co-founder of the Marze Por Gohar (Iranians for a Secular Republic) political party.
A campaigner for Iranian children’s rights, a former student leader, an activist who recently smuggled himself back into Iran toparticipate in anti-regime protests, and an award-winning journalist, documentarian, and expert on modern Iranian culture and politics joined SWC Associate Dean RabbiCooper to share their experiences.
Today, in New York, the Center co-sponsored the "Stand for Freedom in Iran" rally held in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, directly across the streetfrom the UN. And, in Los Ageles, the Wiesenthal Center is also a co-sponsor of a Los Angeles press conference to be held at City Hall where elected officials willcall for further sanctions against the Iranian regime.
New York: Pictured left, SWC Associate Dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper (L) and Mark Weitzman, SWC Director of Government Affairs. Pictured right, rallyprotestors.
