Mahsa Amini's Death: A Year of Protest and Looking to the Future
Freedom House joins the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security, and Iranian Cultural Society for a discussion on the trajectory of the ongoing protests in Iran.
Date
September 13, 2023 – 9:00AM
– 12:30PM EDT
Location
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Virtual
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One year after the killing of Mahsa Amini, protesters in Iran continue to hold the line in defiance of the regime, with Iranian women leading the way. Despite global protests providing greater visibility and political attention to the plight of Iranian women, the movement has yet to threaten the foundations of the regime.
Freedom House joins the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security and Iranian Cultural Society for a discussion on the trajectory of the ongoing protest in Iran, the role of women and diaspora, the current landscape of sanctions enforcement and multilateral mechanisms, and the way forward for advancing international action.
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- Program Agenda
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Opening Speaker:
- Amb. Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
- Jane Harman, Former US Representative & Chair of Freedom House’s Board of Trustees
Keynote Speaker:
Victoria Taylor, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq and Iran in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the Department of State
Panel 1: Iranian Women’s Protests and the Diaspora Movement One Year on
- Ladan Boroumand, Co-founder of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in Iran
- Dr. Azar Nafisi, Iranian-American Writer and author of Reading Lolita in Tehran
- Gissou Nia, Director at the Strategic Litigation Project at the Atlantic Council
- Moderator: Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Panel 2: Mahsa Amini’s Death: A Year of Protest and Reflections on the Future
- Goli Ameri, Vice Chair of Freedom House’s Board of Trustees
- Robert Satloff, Executive Director of the Washington Institute
- Behnam Ben Taleblu, Senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies
- Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council for
Foreign Relations - Moderator : Patricia Karam, Senior Iran Policy Advisor at Freedom House
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