{"id":78756,"date":"2025-09-22T01:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=78756"},"modified":"2025-09-21T21:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T19:33:42","slug":"iranian-americans-intensify-protests-in-new-york-ahead-of-major-rally-at-the-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2025\/09\/iranian-americans-intensify-protests-in-new-york-ahead-of-major-rally-at-the-un\/78756\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Americans Intensify Protests in New York Ahead of Major Rally at the UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_78761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78761\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78761\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025FreeIranNYRally-at-the-UN.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Americans intensify protests and rallies in New York ahead of the #2025FreeIranNYRally at the UN.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025FreeIranNYRally-at-the-UN.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025FreeIranNYRally-at-the-UN-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025FreeIranNYRally-at-the-UN-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian Americans intensify protests and rallies in New York ahead of the #2025FreeIranNYRally at the UN.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"599\">In recent days, Iranian Americans and supporters of the Iranian Resistance have held a series of protests, <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/09\/defiant-candlelight-vigil-iranian-americans-honor-victims-and-demand-justice-outside-the-un\/78666\/\" rel=\"\">nightly vigils<\/a>, and gatherings outside the United Nations headquarters in New York. These demonstrations strongly denounce the presence of officials from Tehran\u2019s regime at the UN General Assembly and honor the countless victims of executions and repression in Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch Live On September 23rd at 9 AM<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ncNO3suleR\">https:\/\/t.co\/ncNO3suleR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1969096078344536484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"1047\">The activities\u2014organized by the Organization of Iranian American Communities (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OIAC<\/a>)\u2014have drawn broad participation. Candlelight vigils symbolized remembrance of the fallen, while speeches and messages broadcast into Iran via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/en_simayazadi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIMAY AZADI TV<\/a>\u00a0reinforced the determination of a nation longing for freedom. Protesters have emphasized that the time has come for the UN and its member states to side with the Iranian people rather than their oppressors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Volunteers from our Community\u2014along with many <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OrgIAC<\/a> volunteers\u2014have wrapped a week of pre-rally activities in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NYC<\/a> in front of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UN<\/a>. Thousands will attend Tuesday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2025FreeIranNYRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2025FreeIranNYRally<\/a> to raise their voices.<\/p>\n<p>The video below was beamed to Iran via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@en_simayazadi<\/a>. The people of\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ozJHrvBrfH\">pic.twitter.com\/ozJHrvBrfH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iranian-American Community of NorCal (@IACNorCal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IACNorCal\/status\/1969829863281631232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1495\">This campaign will culminate on <strong data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1112\">Tuesday, September 23, 2025<\/strong>, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/09\/2025-free-iran-ny-rally-supporters-of-iranian-resistance-stand-against-the-mullahs-regime-at-the-un\/78555\/\" rel=\"\"><strong data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1147\">#2025FreeIranNYRally<\/strong><\/a> at Dag Hammarskj\u00f6ld Plaza, across from the UN. Thousands of freedom-loving Iranians, joined by their international allies, are expected to rally in a powerful display of unity. Their demands are clear: hold the regime accountable for its crimes, stop the tide of executions, and recognize the Iranian people\u2019s right to achieve democratic change.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1795\">At the heart of these protests lies a message voiced again and again: <em data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1597\">\u201cRegime change by Iranians.\u201d<\/em> Demonstrators back the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten-Point Plan<\/a>, which outlines a vision for a free, democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic in Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our message from New York:<\/p>\n<p>\"REGIME CHANGE BY IRANIANS\"<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USABehFarsi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USABehFarsi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USUN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USUN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kLAV8Awd2q\">pic.twitter.com\/kLAV8Awd2q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1969517308323234244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1797\" data-end=\"1985\">As one protester declared, \u201cIt\u2019s time for the United Nations to recognize the organized Resistance and the Iranian people\u2019s right to confront tyranny and reclaim their country\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"408\">The major rally in New York and the activities of Iranian American communities supporting the Resistance have also been covered by U.S. media, including CNN, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificpressagency.com\/en\/gallery\/79899\/79899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pacific Press Agency<\/a>, and NBC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNGA2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UNGA2025<\/a> is no place for dictators. The Iranian regime\u2019s president has over 1,700 executions on his record in just one year in office. Iranians are determined to win democratic change through their own efforts and sacrifices. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2025FreeIranNYRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2025FreeIranNYRally<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OrgIAC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YGO8AzLK0k\">pic.twitter.com\/YGO8AzLK0k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iranian-American Community of NorCal (@IACNorCal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IACNorCal\/status\/1968844406091317424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"NBC-4 New York Coverage of Iranian Americans Candlelight Vigil and Rally, September 21, 2025\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vjtjHph7_oo?feature=oembed\" 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