{"id":26101,"date":"2021-09-15T07:54:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T05:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=26101"},"modified":"2021-09-15T08:02:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T06:02:08","slug":"president-biden-urged-to-condemn-raisi-for-crimes-against-humanity-by-iranian-american-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/1988-massacre\/2021\/09\/president-biden-urged-to-condemn-raisi-for-crimes-against-humanity-by-iranian-american-experts\/26101\/","title":{"rendered":"President Biden Urged to Condemn Raisi for Crimes Against Humanity by Iranian-American Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The calling of 400 prominent Iranian personalities in the United States to condemn the mass murderer Ebrahim Raisi<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a> (NCRI) reported <\/a>on September 14 that over 400 Iranian-American Scientists, Professors, Physicians, and Professionals have addressed a letter to the United States President Joe Biden, urging him to condemn the President of the Iranian regime Ebrahim Raisi<\/a> for his crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter began by explaining that as Raisi is set to address world leaders at the 76th<\/sup> session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA)on September 20, the signatories of the letter wanted to express that \u201cRaisi does not represent the people of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They urged Biden to condemn Raisi in his address to the UNGA and state that he \u201cshould stand trial before international tribunals for crimes against humanity, for his key role in the 1988 massacre<\/a> of thousands of political prisoners in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The signatories said, \u201cFurthermore, we kindly ask that you echo, in your own address to the Assembly, the Iranian people\u2019s rejection of the Iranian regime, as evident in unprecedented boycott of Iran\u2019s sham elections, and the nationwide and continued uprisings of the Iranian people who seek a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter went on to say that following the outcome of the sham presidential elections in Iran in June, Amnesty International gave a statement which outlined that the fact that Raisi has been able to take the presidential role instead of facing prosecution for his past crimes, \u201cis a grim reminder that impunity reigns supreme in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They spoke about how back in 2018, Amnesty International had made it widely known that Raisi had been a member of the \u2018death commission\u2019 during the 1988 massacre<\/a>, which was tasked with executing thousands of political prisoners in the Evin and Gohardasht prisons near Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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