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Protesters gathered outside the United Nations in New York on Tuesday to demand an end to political executions in Iran and to establish democracy there. Led by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), they called for world leaders at the UN General Assembly to take action against Iran's execution of 56 people since January, with over 100 more on death row. Speakers including NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi and retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg condemned Iranian leaders present at the UN meeting and demanded regime change in Iran.

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On Tuesday, thousands of protesters gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan to demand an end to Iran's execution of political prisoners and the establishment of a democratic regime. The demonstration was led by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which called on world leaders at the UN General Assembly to force the Islamic republic to stop executions, particularly highlighting 100 political prisoners currently on death row since an increase in executions following Iran's crackdown on protesters in January. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of NCRI, criticized Iranian leaders' presence at the UN meeting and called for regime change by the Iranian people.

Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, a former Trump adviser, echoed similar sentiments, condemning the arrival of Iran’s delegation and asserting that Iranian citizens are denied basic rights under the current regime. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani also addressed the crowd, calling President Masoud Pezeshkian a terrorist and emphasizing the futility of negotiating with such a regime due to its history of oppression and violence against political dissidents.

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Thousands of anti-regime protesters gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on Tuesday to demand an end to Iran’s execution of political prisoners and to establish a free democracy in the country. asserted

Thousands → gather → country

The demonstration, led by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), called for world leaders at the UN General Assembly to act and force the Islamic republic to end the latest surge in executions, with at least 100 political prisoners currently on death row. asserted

leaders → lead → row

Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the NCRI, slammed the presence of Iranian leaders, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, at the UN meeting as she and rallygoers called for an end to the current regime. asserted

she → slam → regime

“As long as this regime remains in power, repression, executions, terrorism, and warmongering will continue,” Rajavi said in a video call-in. asserted

Rajavi → remain → in

“The solution is regime change by the Iranian people and their organized Resistance.” asserted

solution → organize → people

Iran has undergone an execution spree since its brutal crackdown on protesters in January, with at least 56 people hung on national security-related charges since March 19, according to the UN. uncertain

people → undergo → UN

United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk warned last month that more than 100 people were facing death sentences under the regime. asserted

people → warn → regime

Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, a former Trump adviser, also condemned the arrival of Iran’s delegation in New York, claiming the country has never been right since the 1979 revolution that established the Islamic republic under Ayatollah Khomeini. “The people of Iran are his greatest victims, denied political rights to choose their own government, denied the human rights of freedom of speech and association, and even the right to dress as they so choose, manipulated and exploited by a cynical regime controlled by a military autocracy that is corrupting and stealing the wealth of the people of Iran,” Kellogg said. asserted

Kellogg → condemn → Iran

Iranian activist Zahra Amanpour echoed the need to forego the Islamic republic and the monarchy of the past, calling for democracy to take root in the country to ensure the freedom for all Iranians. “The unfinished promise of generations of Iranian struggle is the right of the Iranian people themselves to determine what comes next,” she said. asserted

she → echo → people

“That is the Iran I believe in — an Iran where women and men are equal, beliefs are freely chosen, leaders are elected rather than inherited, and governments belong to the people rather than the people belonging to their governments,” Amanpour added. asserted

Amanpour → believe → governments

Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted

Report → start → news

The rally was led with chants of: “Change Change Change, regime change in Iran,” and “Pezeshkian, out of UN! asserted

rally → lead → UN

As they demanded an end to the mullahs and shahs, the NCRI called for popular sovereignty, free elections, separation of religion and state, gender equality, abolition of the death penalty, and a non-nuclear Iran. asserted

NCRI → demand → penalty

The Trump administration has gone back-and-forth on whether regime change is a goal for the war in Iran, with the president suggesting Iranians should “rise up and fight” earlier this month as negotiations stalled. asserted

negotiations → go → Iran

President Trump has previously acknowledged that a revolution could prove difficult given the lack of arms for protesters and the lengths Iran’s armed security forces are willing to go to suppress any dissent. uncertain

forces → acknowledge → dissent

Protesters gather outside UN to demand an end to Iranian regime, political executions

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