Watch our exclusive interview with Iranian human rights activist Marjan Keypour Greenblatt
AIPAC Update
Dear A.,
The people of Iran are taking to the streets again today, bravely protesting the oppressive regime and risking their lives to fight for their freedom.
Protests began after the brutal killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, accused by Iranian police of improperly wearing her headscarf.
Women in more than 80 Iranian cities have courageously defied the regime in the days since, burning their hijabs, cutting their hair, and marching through the streets. The regime has responded with brute force. According to reports, more than 80 people have been killed, 900 people have been injured and 1,200 have been arrested.
Iranian human rights activist Marjan Keypour Greenblatt joined AIPAC on Friday to discuss the significance of these developments and provide unique insight into what life is like for women in Iran. Watch the interview here.
Below is more coverage on the protests. Be sure to follow AIPAC on Twitter for the latest updates.
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Iran Protests 2022
A Conversation With Marjan Keypour Greenblatt
VIDEO • SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Protests continue across more 80 cities in Iran, as the Iranian people bravely speak out against the oppressive regime. Iranian human rights expert Marjan Keypour Greenblatt joins AIPAC to analyze the latest developments and detail what life is like for women in Iran.
Iran protests continue over Mahsa Amini's killing, aimed at opposing the 'failed' regime'
VIDEO • SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
"[Iranian protestors] are chanting not just against the forced hijab, they are chanting against the regime itself...that this regime is incapable of reform, it's illegitimate and the international community...needs to stop legitimizing it by giving it resources in the form of sanctions relief."
Iran blacks out internet after deadly protests in solidarity with Mahsa Amini
VIDEO • SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
"When this regime is gone, Israel can have security. When this regime is gone, people in the Middle East can breathe again, we can have human rights. Right now, the regime is responsible for corruption and oppression, not just in Iran but in Syria, in Yemen, in Iraq, in Lebanon. And of course, it's a terror threat throughout the world."
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Gideon Weiss, Vice President for International Business Development at Rafael’s Air & C4ISR Systems Division, joins AIPAC to discuss Israel's life-saving defense systems, the importance of U.S.-Israel missile defense, and what the future of Israeli defense looks like.
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