Tag: Bijan Ghaisar

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Iranian Americans Increasingly at the Center of Systematic Discrimination Across the U.S.

Today we learned that the federal officers who inexplicably gunned down a young Iranian-American man at point blank range will not be held accountable. Bijan Ghaisar’s parents and family have sought...

NIAC Statement on Reports that Officers Responsible for Fatal Shooting of Iranian-American Will Not Face Charges

“The outrage of the killing of Bijan Ghaisar by two U.S. Park Police officers demands answers and justice. Instead, the U.S. Justice Department dragged its feet, prolonged the agony of Bijan’...

NIAC, IAAB, and IABA Issue Joint Statement on the Case of Bijan Ghaisar

Refusing to provide transparency into the investigation, and failing to hold the responsible parties to account, greatly risks an erosion in the public's trust of the justice system, and continue...

NIAC Demands Transparency From DOJ in Bijan Ghaisar Police Shooting

This morning, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) sent a letter to United States Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, III and United States Attorney for the District of Columb...

NIAC Calls For Immediate Accountability For Officers Involved In The Fatal Shooting Of Bijan Ghaisar

NIAC's statement in response video footage recorded by Fairfax County Police Department depicting the last moments of Bijan Ghaisar’s life before he was shot to death by officers. ...