Thousands Sign AJC Letter Urging IOC to Bar Iran From Tokyo Olympics
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of people from 39 countries around the world have signed an American Jewish Committee (AJC) letter urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Iran from the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.
Key Points:
- NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of people from 39 countries around the world have signed an American Jewish Committee (AJC) letter urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Iran from the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.
- The signed letter was delivered today to IOC President Thomas Bach, ahead of tomorrow's IOC meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- "Iran's record of abuse against its own athletes is abysmal," states the AJC letter to Bach.
- "To allow Iran to participate in the Tokyo Games would be to signal approval of the country's gross and systematic violations of human rights," states the AJC letter to IOC President Bach.