Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL)
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Chairman, Subcommittee on Middle East and Terrorism
Message to 2020 Free Iran Summit
July 17-20, 2020
Hi, it’s Congressman Ted Deutch. I’d like to express my support for the Iranian American community here in Florida and around the country, and for those Iranians who are bravely standing up for human rights and democracy inside Iran. I support the Iranian people’s democratic aspirations and their right to free expression and assembly.
I’ve been horrified by the actions of the regime to crack down on peaceful protesters. Thousands of Iranians have suffered arrest or death for standing up to the oppressive regime in Iran and countless others have bravely risked their safety and their lives to continue pushing for the right to live in a free and democratic country.
That’s why in Congress we’re working to counter the aggression’s of the Iranian regime and provide support for the people of Iran. I’m proud to have authored House Resolution 752, in which we stand with the Iranian people demonstrating at peaceful protests against an oppressive and corrupt regime. This resolution condemns the Iranian leadership’s human rights abuses and support for destabilizing activities abroad and calls on all democratic governments to unequivocally support the Iranian people’s basic need for human rights. And I’m so pleased that this bipartisan resolution passed unanimously in the House of Representatives back in January.
I’ll continue to stand up against human rights abuses and repression in Iran and around the world.
Stay healthy and stay safe.
https://twitter.com/IranianAC_FL/status/1284595146433204224?s=20
