5:00pm Doors Open, Refreshments Served
5:30pm Screening Begins
6:00pm Panel Discussion, Q&A
7:00pm Drinks Gathering at Ritz Carlton (Cash Bar)
A special premiere of the documentary film Produced by Award-Winning Journalist Tara Kangarlou, followed by an expert panel discussion and Q&A, exploring foreign policy strategies on censorship, human rights violations and lack of free flow of information in Iran.
Just over two decades ago, a large part of the world lived behind an Iron Curtain. The Soviet Union, in its effort to shield its people from the outside world and potentially any outside influence, placed a massive internal security apparatus, all available surveillance technology, and imposed severe limitations on movement, press, speech, assembly, and association—taking away the fundamental human rights to freedom of speech and expression. After decades of such repression, the most vivid symbol of the Iron Curtain—The Berlin Wall—came down at the hands of people on both sides of the barrier. Iran today, a country once recognized for it’s rich culture, enchanting tourism, and glorious history, is facing the exact isolation—except this time, behind an “Electronic Curtain”.
The post-screening discussion entails a constructive expert conversation on presenting alternative narratives, which could help shape, influence and affect ways in which the United States and the international community address the issues of censorship, internet freedom, human rights violations and lack of free flow of information in Iran.
FREE BUT RSVP REQUIRED
PANELISTS
Ramin Asgard—Former Senior State Department Official-Foreign Policy Expert
Hadi Ghaemi—Executive Director—International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
Bijan Kian—Former Director Export-Import Bank of the United States
Tara Kangarlou—Award-Winning Journalist-Filmmaker, Producer
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