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Islamic republic of Iran in the UN were shamed and humiliated by this fearless woman · Brett Keane and Eve Show

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  The Islamic Republic of Iran has clearly demonstrated its
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  commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights.
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  We respect human rights based on what we have learned from our
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  religion, history and culture. Mr. President, as we gather here
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  in Geneva to address human rights, a courtroom in New York
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  is revealing the true face of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
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  which extends its brutality across the globe.
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  This week, the world is hearing evidence of Tehran's attempt to
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  assassinate Masih Alinejad, a courageous journalist and
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  women's rights activist on US soil.
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  Her crime? Speaking out against the
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  oppression of women in Iran. The trial has exposed how
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  Iranian officials hired criminals to stock her home,
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  track her every move and prepare to gun her down at her home in
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  New York. There are many more such cases
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  of Iran's state sponsored terrorism.
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  Yet here at the UN, Iran pretends to champion human
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  rights while they silence in prison and kill those who dare
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  to speak freely. Just days ago they tried to
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  silence a Swedish MP right here in this chamber.
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  They failed. And they have failed to silence
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  Massey. They have failed to silence the
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  brave women of Iran who removed their hijabs in defiance.
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  The Ayatollahs fear the truth. That is why they resort to
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  censorship, abduction and murder.
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  We asked the UN, will you stand by these courageous women's
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  rights activists, or will you allow the sponsors of state
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  terrorism to continue targeting them with impunity?