{"id":337401,"date":"2025-09-23T20:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=337401"},"modified":"2025-09-24T06:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:16:43","slug":"thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_337402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337402\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-337402 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of NCRI supporters rally in New York demanding democratic change in Iran\u2014 September 23, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-337402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of NCRI supporters rally in New York demanding democratic change in Iran\u2014 September 23, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New York, September 23, 2025 \u2014 In a powerful show of solidarity before the United Nations, thousands of Iranian Americans, supporters of the Iranian Resistance, and international dignitaries declared that <em data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"508\">the era of dictatorship in Iran\u2014whether under the Shah or the mullahs\u2014is over.<\/em> Speaker after speaker denounced the regime\u2019s escalating executions, regional aggression, and nuclear deception, while affirming support for the organized Resistance led by NCRI President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi and her Ten-Point Plan<\/a> for a secular, democratic, and non-nuclear republic. The rally drew U.S. and international officials, human rights advocates, and young Iranian voices, all united in calling for recognition of the Iranian people\u2019s right to overthrow tyranny and establish a free Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amir Emadi, an Iranian American entrepreneur who moderated the event, told the crowd that \u201cthe third option as presented by President-elect Maryam Rajavi is regime change by the people of Iran and their organized Resistance.\u201d He condemned the nearly 1,800 executions carried out since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/who-is-masoud-pezeshkian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masoud Pezeshkian<\/a> took office and warned of a repeat of the 1988 massacre. \u201cThe people\u2019s resounding message is clear: No to the Shah, no to mullahs, yes to a democratic republic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iranian community youth delegation in New York right now supporting  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a><br \/>10-point plan for Free Iran. <br \/>&quot; Regime change in Iran by the people of Iran&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2025FreeIranNYRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2025FreeIranNYRally<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNGA80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UNGA80<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USABehFarsi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USABehFarsi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept_NEA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateDept_NEA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USUN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USUN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeLawler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMikeLawler<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tLhWGbWVnE\">pic.twitter.com\/tLhWGbWVnE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1970510708640243850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), in a message read to the gathering, praised the \u201cperseverance of my compatriots, who gather here every year in protest,\u201d saying it represents the same spirit as the uprisings inside Iran. \u201cWith your powerful presence in front of the United Nations, the world sees that you represent the people of Iran; you are the voice of the Iranian people before the United Nations, not the president of the Supreme Leader,\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mrs. Rajavi underlined that the Iranian Resistance had exposed the regime\u2019s secret nuclear sites 23 years ago and has carried out 133 revelations on the program since, insisting this was \u201cthe greatest service to peace and security in the Middle East and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She also emphasized the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Resistance Units<\/a> inside the country, saying they are \u201cthe most awake and vigilant fighters of Iran,\u201d and concluded, \u201cOur message for Iran\u2019s future is simple: the sovereignty of the people. We want neither a mullah nor a Shah.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If the Iranian Resistance had not exposed the regime\u2019s secret nuclear project, 23 years ago the mullahs would already have the bomb.<br \/>The Resistance has made 133 revelations in this regard; Isn\u2019t this the greatest service to peace and security in the Middle East and the world? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLw3fLQejV\">pic.twitter.com\/FLw3fLQejV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1970517752449245197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>General Tod Wolters<\/strong>, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, told the crowd that the NCRI has prepared for decades to be an alternative to the regime, and highlighted the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Resistance Units<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-337425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gen-Tod-Wolters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gen-Tod-Wolters.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gen-Tod-Wolters-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gen-Tod-Wolters-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gen-Tod-Wolters-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gen-Tod-Wolters-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gen-Tod-Wolters-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis regime exports terrorism and crushes civil life,\u201d he said. \u201cThe National Council of Resistance of Iran can and will deliver on this mandate and has prepared, researched, educated, and practiced for decades and decades.\u201d He praised the plan put forward by Mrs. Rajavi and underlined that \u201cto the 90-plus million citizens of Iran: You deserve this change, and you deserve it soonest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Carla Sands<\/strong>, former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, drew attention to the scope of the gathering, telling the crowd that \u201cthe Iranian people have been silenced inside their own country. But here, right here, their voices are heard loudly, clearly, and with urgency.\u201d She warned that nearly 1,800 executions had been carried out under the regime&#8217;s president Masoud Pezeshkian and added that what the regime fears most is the organized opposition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-337418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Carla-Sands-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt was the MEK that first exposed Tehran\u2019s secret nuclear weapons program,\u201d Amb. Sands noted, adding that the demonization of the movement \u201cis because they know this movement is their existential threat.\u201d She described meeting Maryam Rajavi as inspiring, particularly her \u201celevation of women into the highest ranks of the resistance,\u201d and said the NCRI\u2019s Ten-Point Plan is a \u201croadmap to freedom rooted in equality and justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rejecting monarchist claims as a false alternative, Amb. Sands said, \u201cThe people will not trade a turban for a crown. Reza Pahlavi\u2019s plan is not democracy, it\u2019s dictatorship.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Honored to speak to the Iranian patriots of \u2066\u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a>\u2069 fighting for FREEDOM and DEMOCRACY in IRAN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BeEWy4i8Iv\">pic.twitter.com\/BeEWy4i8Iv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carla Sands (@CarlaHSands) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlaHSands\/status\/1970543224004714684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"2727\"><strong>Samuel Brownback<\/strong>, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Governor of Kansas, and U.S. Senator, applauded the scale and persistence of the Resistance. \u201cYou\u2019ve shown the world what this regime in Iran is about,\u201d he said, calling it \u201ca terrorist regime, a nuclear weapon-seeking regime, a regime of slavery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"2727\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-337420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sam-Brownback.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"2727\">He described the movement as \u201cone of the first, if not the first, women-led revolutions in world history\u201d and stressed the youth-driven nature of the campaign. \u201cAs I see all these young people in front of me here, this is a youth-led movement in Iran for change,\u201d Brownback said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"2727\">He pointed out that after external conflicts, the regime\u2019s priority was to turn its guns inward: \u201cWhy is the regime more scared of its own people than of Israel? Because they know the people don\u2019t support them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Video of today&#39;s rally in New York, where thousands of freedom-loving Iranians protested the presence of Iran regime&#39;s president, Pezeshkian, at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNGA80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UNGA80<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2025FreeIranNYRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2025FreeIranNYRally<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GQHAxUZHN6\">pic.twitter.com\/GQHAxUZHN6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1970489224932602336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"3490\"><strong>Linda Chavez<\/strong>, former director of the White House Office of Public Liaison, echoed the same message, noting the size and determination of the rally. \u201cThousands of you have come to New York to demand an end to the Khamenei regime,\u201d she said, stressing that the real alternative is already in place. \u201cDuring the more than 30 years since, I have gotten to know the leadership of the PMOI\/MEK and have happily supported their long struggle for the Iranian people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"3490\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-337421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Linda-Chavez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"3490\">Chavez highlighted her visits to Ashraf 3 and emphasized that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> \u201cremains today a roadmap for a democratic, secular, non-nuclear Iran.\u201d Rejecting any return to monarchy, she said, \u201cThe Shah was a murderous dictator. Iran\u2019s future does not lie in giving power to his son, who even boasts of his relationship with the IRGC.\u201d She told the rally, \u201cThe Iranian people deserve better,\u201d and delivered a direct message to President Pezeshkian: \u201cChange is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NOW<\/a>: Thousands Rally at the UN in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewYork<\/a> to Support Maryam Rajavi and Her 10-Point Plan for a Democratic Non-nuclear Republic in Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2025FreeIranNYRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2025FreeIranNYRally<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rkSo93vAjN\">pic.twitter.com\/rkSo93vAjN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRIUS\/status\/1970515496870318567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1743\"><strong>Soolmaz Abooali<\/strong>, faculty member at the Carter School of Peace and Conflict and a 14-time U.S. Karate Champion, emphasized that the regime\u2019s repression relies on the Revolutionary Guards. \u201cThese crimes are carried out by and under the protection of the IRGC,\u201d she said, adding that the MEK has led an organized resistance for six decades. \u201cMonarchy has no place in Iran\u2019s future. The people won\u2019t accept another form of unelected rule,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"2103\"><strong>Sarvie Golestaneh<\/strong>, a design associate at Evolution Architecture, voiced her pride in supporting the movement for \u201cfreedom, gender equality, and national sovereignty.\u201d She said the regime fears the only democratic solution \u201cled by women\u201d and stressed, \u201cThe only way forward is through the voices of the Iranian women. We are marching forward to revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2105\" data-end=\"2590\"><strong>Setareh Vatan<\/strong>, a licensed psychotherapist in California, highlighted the risks faced by professionals in Iran. \u201cThose who treat survivors of state violence and protest-related trauma risk being interrogated, harassed, or pressured to reveal patient information,\u201d she said. Pointing to Maryam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as a practical democratic framework, she concluded, \u201cThis struggle is about dignity, freedom, and life itself. Their fight is our fight. Their freedom is our freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The young generation of Iranian-Americans in New York at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2025FreeIranNYRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2025FreeIranNYRally<\/a> urging the UN to expel the mullahs\u2019 regime and calling for the world community to recognise the Iranian people\u2019s right to self determination and to support the Iranian Resistance.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lD3wUBtPQa\">pic.twitter.com\/lD3wUBtPQa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1970505196867338323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3080\" data-end=\"3480\"><strong>Michelle Shariati<\/strong>, an Iranian American activist, recounted her father\u2019s imprisonment in the 1980s for distributing MEK leaflets. \u201cIt was the bravery of women prisoners that kept them going,\u201d she said. Declaring her own support, she added, \u201cThe only movement with the clarity and courage to uproot this regime is the MEK. I stand with the MEK, I stand with the NCRI, and I stand with Maryam Rajavi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3482\" data-end=\"3894\"><strong>Hanif Ahadi<\/strong>, the grandson of a victim of <a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 1988 massacre<\/a>, pledged to carry forward his grandfather\u2019s legacy. \u201cI stand for a free Iran, where the death penalty is abolished, where men and women are equal, and where clerics do not rule from a throne,\u201d he said. Paying tribute to the women leaders of the Resistance, he added, \u201cI am the grandson of a martyr\u2014but more importantly, I am the grandson of a vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3896\" data-end=\"4275\"><strong>Parsa Aria<\/strong>, a young Iranian American born in Texas, said, \u201cOur generation refuses to accept dictatorship as Iran\u2019s destiny.\u201d He praised <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Resistance Units<\/a> as \u201cheroes of my generation\u201d and declared, \u201cDictatorship, whether Shah or Supreme Leader, will not stand. Together across borders and generations, we will bring down this regime and build an Iran where freedom prevails.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 TODAY outside the UN, crowds are protesting as the President of Iran is welcomed to speak.<\/p>\n<p>The UN has become a JOKE. President Trump arrives to a broken escalator and a dead teleprompter \u2014 while a dictator from Tehran is handed the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>This is OUTRAGEOUS. America\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lnTiNPAUKE\">https:\/\/t.co\/lnTiNPAUKE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kylie Jane Kremer (@KylieJaneKremer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KylieJaneKremer\/status\/1970494298958237989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Oleks Taran<\/strong>, founder and president of the Ukrainian organization Svitanok, expressed solidarity by linking Iran\u2019s struggle with Ukraine\u2019s. \u201cThe same hands in Tehran that hang young Iranians build drones to bomb Ukrainian cities,\u201d he said. Recalling Ukraine\u2019s 2014 Maidan protests, he told Iranian youth, \u201cDictatorships appear unshakeable until the people rise and make them fall.\u201d He called the two struggles inseparable: \u201cSupport for Ukraine weakens Tehran, and support for Iranians weakens Moscow. From Kyiv to Tehran, our voices are joined. Together we will see freedom win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-337422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/New-York-Rally.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/New-York-Rally.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/New-York-Rally-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/New-York-Rally-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/New-York-Rally-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/New-York-Rally-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/New-York-Rally-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"472\"><strong>Saba Rezaii<\/strong>, an Iranian American activist, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2023-nationwide-uprising-revolution-demonstrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 2022 uprising<\/a> a turning point that \u201cillustrated the fragility and fragmentedness of the regime.\u201d She said women and youth have become \u201cthe architects of Iran\u2019s democratic future,\u201d having paid with \u201cbody, bones, and all.\u201d Rejecting monarchy as another form of dictatorship, she told the crowd, \u201cThose who call themselves king embody the tyranny and misogyny of yesteryear. Incapable is the head that wears the crown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"902\">Rezaii endorsed Maryam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavis-ten-point-plan-for-future-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as a vision of \u201ca pluralistic, culturally diverse, and religiously open society led by the people.\u201d She urged the world to act: \u201cEnforce the Security Council resolutions. Recognize the Iranian people\u2019s right to choose their own government. No more appeasement.\u201d She ended with a rallying cry: \u201cForward to revolution! Death to the oppressor, be it the shah or the supreme leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udce2Right Now: Thousands of Iranians in New York coinciding with UNGA <br \/>Calling for regime change by the Iranian people, rejecting  both monarchy &amp; theocracy, in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> Ten-Point Plan for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2025FreeIranNYRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2025FreeIranNYRally<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SizXvJ2lZH\">pic.twitter.com\/SizXvJ2lZH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shahin Gobadi (@gobadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gobadi\/status\/1970517857667612944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"680\"><strong>Moslem Eskandar Filabi<\/strong>, former Iranian wrestling champion and chairman of the Sports Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), addressed the crowd as \u201cthe voice of millions of Iranians who live under the rule of a repressive regime.\u201d He described Iran as a country where \u201cevery voice raised for freedom, every voice raised for justice, is met with imprisonment, torture, and the gallows,\u201d and noted that executions, particularly of youth and minorities, rank among the highest in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"1124\">He accused the regime of exporting repression through terrorism and hostage diplomacy, but praised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/irans-regime-admits-its-fear-of-pmoi-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Resistance Units<\/a> as \u201cthe hope of the oppressed people of Iran for liberation from the clutches of this criminal, corrupt, and dictatorial regime.\u201d Filabi condemned appeasement as \u201ca stain of disgrace on contemporary history\u201d and urged the United Nations to move beyond inaction and prosecute Tehran\u2019s leaders for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1454\">Recalling the September 6 demonstration in Brussels, he stressed that tens of thousands of Iranians had declared \u201cDeath to the oppressor, whether he be Shah or Leader.\u201d He ended by affirming the readiness of the Resistance to sacrifice for freedom and to, as he said, \u201csend the criminal mullahs and their mercenaries to hell.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York, September 23, 2025 &mdash; In a powerful show of solidarity before the United Nations, thousands of Iranian Americans, supporters of the Iranian Resistance, and international dignitaries declared that [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":337402,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,60],"tags":[204,222],"class_list":["post-337401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iran-resistance","category-maryam-rajavi","tag-maryam-rajavi","tag-iranian-resistance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New York, September 23, 2025 \u2014 In a powerful show of solidarity before the United Nations, thousands of Iranian Americans, supporters of the Iranian\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New York, September 23, 2025 \u2014 In a powerful show of solidarity before the United Nations, thousands of Iranian Americans, supporters of the Iranian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-23T19:41:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-24T05:16:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"562\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shamsi Saadati\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shamsi Saadati\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Shamsi Saadati\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/410cc710e9b11fe1e0140afae956d6e6\"},\"headline\":\"Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-23T19:41:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-24T05:16:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1838,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Maryam Rajavi\",\"Iranian Resistance\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Iran Opposition &amp; Resistance\",\"Latest News &amp; Activities of Iran Protest Leader Maryam Rajavi\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/\",\"name\":\"Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-23T19:41:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-24T05:16:43+00:00\",\"description\":\"New York, September 23, 2025 \u2014 In a powerful show of solidarity before the United Nations, thousands of Iranian Americans, supporters of the Iranian\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":562,\"caption\":\"Thousands of NCRI supporters rally in New York demanding democratic change in Iran\u2014 September 23, 2025\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"NCRI\",\"description\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"alternateName\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"width\":402,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iran_policy\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/410cc710e9b11fe1e0140afae956d6e6\",\"name\":\"Shamsi Saadati\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Shamsi Saadati\"},\"description\":\"Shamsi Saadati is a writer, producer, and political correspondent for the National Council of Resistance of Iran. She has also been a member of the Board of Editors for NCRI-Iran.org for the past 10 years.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/shamsi-saadati\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran - NCRI","description":"New York, September 23, 2025 \u2014 In a powerful show of solidarity before the United Nations, thousands of Iranian Americans, supporters of the Iranian","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran - NCRI","og_description":"New York, September 23, 2025 \u2014 In a powerful show of solidarity before the United Nations, thousands of Iranian Americans, supporters of the Iranian","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2025-09-23T19:41:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-24T05:16:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":562,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Shamsi Saadati","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Shamsi Saadati","Est. reading time":"10 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/"},"author":{"name":"Shamsi Saadati","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/410cc710e9b11fe1e0140afae956d6e6"},"headline":"Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran","datePublished":"2025-09-23T19:41:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-24T05:16:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/"},"wordCount":1838,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg","keywords":["Maryam Rajavi","Iranian Resistance"],"articleSection":["Iran Opposition &amp; Resistance","Latest News &amp; Activities of Iran Protest Leader Maryam Rajavi"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/","name":"Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-23T19:41:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-24T05:16:43+00:00","description":"New York, September 23, 2025 \u2014 In a powerful show of solidarity before the United Nations, thousands of Iranian Americans, supporters of the Iranian","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ncri-new-york-rally-23092025.jpg","width":1000,"height":562,"caption":"Thousands of NCRI supporters rally in New York demanding democratic change in Iran\u2014 September 23, 2025"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-rally-in-new-york-demanding-democratic-change-in-iran\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Thousands Rally in New York Demanding Democratic Change in Iran"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/410cc710e9b11fe1e0140afae956d6e6","name":"Shamsi Saadati","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Shamsi Saadati"},"description":"Shamsi Saadati is a writer, producer, and political correspondent for the National Council of Resistance of Iran. She has also been a member of the Board of Editors for NCRI-Iran.org for the past 10 years.","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/shamsi-saadati\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}