Protests Target Iran President's UN Visit
![A policeman arranges barricades around the UN building in New York ahead of the 64th UN General Assembly.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f0c9d485-9902-4940-b9b0-5e2343f99f23_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A policeman arranges barricades around the UN building in New York ahead of the 64th UN General Assembly.
![Rights and democracy advocates were particularly targeting the appearance of Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.](https://gdb.rferl.org/1d26e645-943e-4cf7-a9ed-69b9e26ff4cc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rights and democracy advocates were particularly targeting the appearance of Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.
![A truck in New York bears a poster challenging alleged official abuses since Iran's disputed election in June.](https://gdb.rferl.org/56de8306-f9fd-4408-92e9-4814d65d91a8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A truck in New York bears a poster challenging alleged official abuses since Iran's disputed election in June.
![Cycling for Human Rights in Iran challenged UN leaders to demand a probe into Tehran's crackdown. (photo: Sara Jazaeri)](https://gdb.rferl.org/1c55ec5c-f114-4762-8739-3b15e67be68f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cycling for Human Rights in Iran challenged UN leaders to demand a probe into Tehran's crackdown. (photo: Sara Jazaeri)
![Cycling for Human Rights in Iran cyclists in Toronto. (photo: Sara Jazaeri)](https://gdb.rferl.org/6e5f3b30-3d9a-4c5d-b72f-db2dba432fd8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cycling for Human Rights in Iran cyclists in Toronto. (photo: Sara Jazaeri)
![Thousands of members of the diaspora community were expected to travel to New York to protest Iran government actions.](https://gdb.rferl.org/d3966932-007f-44f2-bb4a-9ac83638b344_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands of members of the diaspora community were expected to travel to New York to protest Iran government actions.
![Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, who spent time in an Iranian jail on espionage charges, joined the protest.](https://gdb.rferl.org/866977db-00cc-422f-90d0-cbc53b881af0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, who spent time in an Iranian jail on espionage charges, joined the protest.