{"id":36992,"date":"2022-09-14T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T04:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=36992"},"modified":"2022-09-13T16:52:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T14:52:11","slug":"over-500-iranian-american-professionals-called-on-president-biden-for-prosecution-of-ebrahim-raisi-denial-of-entry-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2022\/09\/over-500-iranian-american-professionals-called-on-president-biden-for-prosecution-of-ebrahim-raisi-denial-of-entry-visa\/36992\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 500 Iranian-American Professionals Called on President Biden for Prosecution of Ebrahim Raisi, Denial of Entry Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Letter Signed by over 500 Iranian-American Scientists, Academics, and Professionals to Call on President Biden for Prosecution of Ebrahim Raisi, Denial of Entry Visa<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, September 8, 2022, the Iranian Professionals sent an open letter<\/a> signed by over 500 prominent Iranian American scientists, academics, and professionals to President Biden calling for the prosecution of Iran regime\u2019s president Ebrahim Raisi<\/a> for crimes against humanity and genocide and asked that his entry visa be denied.
Families of the victims of the 1988 massacre<\/a> and plaintiffs of the federal complaint filed in New York against Raisi for his egregious human rights violations are among the letter co-signers.
Professor Kazem Kazerounian, Dean of Engineering at the University of Connecticut and a co-signers said, \u201cEbrahim Raisi is personally responsible for incomprehensible crimes against humanity, yet he has never been held accountable anywhere; now is the time.\u201d
Professor Firouz Daneshgari, Professor of Surgery and 3rd Chairman of Department of Urology at Case Western Reserve University, said, \u201cwith this letter, we bring to the attention of the US president that he must not allow Raisi to use the UN podium at the UN; instead, the US should take lead at the UN to prosecute Raisi for crimes against humanity and genocide.\u201d
Chief Data Scientist, Ms. Sima Yazdani, stated, \u201cOur letter echoes the voices of Iran\u2019s people who have waged uprisings since 2017, and the women who are suppressed by the misogynist regime Raisi represents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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