News and Impact

We’re so proud of our community’s resilience and solidarity with the people of Iran. Below is an overview of our protests and earned media coverage to date.

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Media Coverage

March 11, 2023: Protest at Foley Square

  • Gothamist: Over 100 NYC protesters rally against Iranian government

  • Yahoo: 100 Arrested in Connection With Iran School Girl Poisonings. What We Know So Far

January 21, 2023: Silent protest in front of the New York Public Library

January 14, 2023: Joint protest w/ Ukrainian and Chinese activists

December 17, 2022: Protest outside Islamic Republic ambassador to the U.N.’s residence

  • CBS News: New Yorkers demand justice for imprisoned, killed protesters in Iran

December 10, 2022: Protest outside Islamic Republic ambassador to the U.N.’s residence

  • BBC Persian: Right now protesting the execution ⁧‫#محسن_شکاری‬⁩ here in New York in front of the residence of the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic to the United Nations.

December 3, 2022: Die-in protest at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Hyperallergic: Iranian Activists Stage “Die-In” at Met Museum

  • BBC Persian: Iranian protesters in NY’s Metropolitan Museum today. They wore shirts with red paint to symbolize the blood spilled by Islamic Republic forces, carried names of young Iranians killed by the regime and slogans of the uprising in Iran.

  • BBC Persian: Instagram reporting 

November 21: Times Square protest

November 14: Protest outside Hilton Millennium Hotel by the U.N. Two regime members were staying at the hotels for a U.N. conference that was postponed due to protests.

November 11: Protest outside Hilton Millennium Hotel by the U.N.

November 5: Protest performance in Washington Square Park

October 16, 2022: Protest outside U.N. following Evin prison fire

October 15, 2022: Washington Square Park protest

  • NY1 News: Protesters rally in solidarity with Iranian people