Iran’s Raesi Becomes Target of Protests Outside UN Headquarters

Protesters point to Ebrahim Raesi’s link to the mass executions of opponents in the 1980s and after. The start of the new session of the UN General Assembly has coincided with a series of protests in New York against some world leaders, such as the new Peruvian president Pedro Castillo or the Somali Abdullahi Mohamed. However, the figure of Ebrahim Raesi, along with other relevant Iranian personalities such as Ayatollah Khamenei, has been at the center of the demonstrations. With banners bearing phrases such as “Ebrahim Raesi must be investigated for crimes against humanity” and “a government of terrorists”, dozens…