{"id":114,"date":"2005-06-24T06:17:06","date_gmt":"2005-06-24T05:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-resistance\/114-press-conference-in-new-york"},"modified":"2023-01-12T11:03:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T10:03:30","slug":"press-conference-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/press-conference-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Press conference in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-27209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2005\/06\/ny-hrw-conference.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" style=\"float: right\" alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/>New York<br \/> In a press conference in New York organized by the Association of Iranians in New York on May 25, Mohammad Allafchi, chair of the association, introduced a group of witnesses who, as former PMOI members or supporters, spent some time in the group&rsquo;s bases in Iraq. 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