{"id":90842,"date":"2026-09-20T12:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=90842"},"modified":"2026-09-20T12:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:27:44","slug":"candlelight-vigils-and-martyr-photo-exhibits-mark-final-days-of-new-york-campaign-ahead-of-sept-22-23-un-rallies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/09\/candlelight-vigils-and-martyr-photo-exhibits-mark-final-days-of-new-york-campaign-ahead-of-sept-22-23-un-rallies\/90842\/","title":{"rendered":"Candlelight Vigils and Martyr Photo Exhibits Mark Final Days of New York Campaign Ahead of Sept. 22\u201323 UN Rallies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Iranian — Iranian Resistance supporters display portraits of executed political prisoners and protesters with candles near the UN in New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
**Iranian Americans honor victims of executions and call for support of NCRI\u2019s democratic alternative as thousands prepare to gather outside the United Nations<\/strong><\/p>\n**
NEW YORK \u2014<\/strong> With only two days remaining until major rallies outside the United Nations, supporters of the Iranian Resistance continued a weeklong public campaign in Manhattan on Saturday and Sunday, holding candlelight vigils, displaying photographs of those killed by the Iranian regime, and conducting street outreach to call for an end to executions and support for a democratic alternative.<\/p>\n
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The 2026 #FreeIran<\/a> NY Campaign is underway! Tune in live on September 22nd at 9 am EST as we gather outside the UN to: <\/p>\n
\u2022 Demand an immediate end to executions in Iran
\u2022 Honor the martyrs who gave everything for freedom
\u2022 Support @Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>'s 10-Point Plan for a\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/97sJ3OL9xZ<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n