Friday, February 10, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST
9:30 PM – 11:00 PM IRST
Virtual Event
Join the Facebook Livestream (HERE)
Persian coverage available via BBC Persian, Iran International, Kayhan London, Manoto, and VOA Persian
Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security and Ambassador Melanne Verveer invite you to a major event
Featuring (in alphabetical order)
Masih Alinejad
Author, Journalist, Women’s Rights Activist, and Founder of the “My Stealthy Freedom” Movement
Nazanin Boniadi
Human Rights Activist, Actress, and Amnesty International UK Ambassador
Dr. Shirin Ebadi
Nobel Laureate, Lawyer, and Author (virtual)
Dr. Hamed Esmaeilion
President and Spokesman of the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims
Golshifteh Farahani
Renowned Iranian Actress, Human Rights Activist (virtual)
Ali Karimi
Former Captain of Iran’s National Soccer Team, Bayern Munich, Human Rights Activist, 2004 Asian Footballer of the Year (virtual)
Abdullah Mohtadi
Secretary-General of Komala Party, Iranian Kurdistan (virtual)
H.E. Reza Pahlavi
Advocate for Secular Democratic Iran
Moderated by Karim Sadjadpour
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Iran has been in the throes of nationwide anti-government protests since the September 16, 2022 killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini for improper hijab. For the first time since the uprisings began, eight of the Iranian democracy movement’s prominent diaspora leaders will share the stage to talk about the continued viability of the movement, their common vision for Iran’s future, and how democratic change in Iran can change the world.
Co-hosted with The Georgetown School of Foreign Service and the Iranian Cultural Society student organization.
