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| Iran invites families of black men shot by police to a Tehran anti-discrimination conference |
| 2015-09-28 |
| [The Telegraph] Iran is trying to capitalise on a period of turbulent race relations in the United States by inviting families of black men fatally shot by police to attend a conference on discrimination in Tehran. Not to be outdone by Texas high school student Ahmed Mohamed's recent invitation to the White House. Relatives of at least one black American shot dead by police officers have said they will accept an invitation to the "Blacks of America" conference planned for later this year. Kawanza Jamal Beaty, 23, was shot dead in Newport News, Virginia on July 4. His stepfather Clyde Dargan, and mother Melissa Dargan, this week launched a $10 million (ÂŁ6.5 million) claim against police. They rejected suggestions that they could face a backlash for visiting Iran. Mr Dargan told The Telegraph: "I'm interested in coming to the conference. I want to bring awareness. It's just to bring awareness to the world about what's going on in America. This is an epidemic and cops are not getting prosecuted. A serious effort would involve the creation of an Iranian 'New Liberia.' |
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