At the center of Saturday’s protests in Foley Square were the recent suspected poisonings that have sickened over 1,000 Iranian schoolgirls.
The country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, acknowledged and condemned the poisonings earlier this week, but many protesters suspected the government was involved.
Activists called on local, state and national leaders to support the country’s protesters by exerting pressure on the Iranian government. Shabnam Salehezadeh, an organizer with the group Woman Life Freedom, which organized the rally, asked world leaders to condemn the “heinous” suspected poisonings, and designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – a branch of Iran’s military – as a terrorist group. She also called on the U.S. and other countries to expel Iranian ambassadors and affiliates.
Protesters also called on Congress, especially representatives from New York, to pass the MAHSA Act, HR 589, which would require President Joe Biden to determine if the country should sanction and impose visa bans on Iranian officials and business leaders.“Dan Goldman, now’s the time,” they continued. “Co-sign HR 589!”Your support makes local news available to all.
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