Stand Up to Ahmadinejad's 8 Years of Lies on Iran's Human Rights

Answering Ahmadinejad's Lies
As Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in New York for his last official visit to the United Nations, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has released a short video demonstrating and highlighting systematic cover-ups accompanying the marked rise in human rights violations over the eight years of his presidency. The video features five Iranian-American human rights activists responding to some of Ahmadinejad's remarks on issues ranging from human rights to sanctions, and from post-election protesters to Iran's execution record , in interviews with Western and domestic media.The video features five Iranian-American human rights activists responding to Ahmadinejad's remarks on various human rights issues in interviews with Western and domestic media. Ali Abdi (student activist), Bitta Mostofi (lawyer, activist), Manijeh Nasrabadi (member of Raha Organization), Mehdi Saharkhiz (son of political prisoner Isa Saharkhiz), and Sadra Shahab (student activist), featured in this video, are all young activists who are also well known for their anti-war and anti-sanctions activities.

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