Tehran hosts art festival on American human rights 

July 2, 2017 - 18:29

TEHRAN – The 2nd International American Human Rights Festival is currently underway at Tehran’s Art Bureau.

Works by artists from the U.S. Canada, Australia, France, Turkey and several other countries are on display at the festival aimed at denoting the misuse of the concept of human rights by the American government in the world, the director of the exhibition, Esmaeil Ajorlu, said in a press conference on Sunday.

“Trump and Human Rights” is the main subject of the festival, which will put on display posters, cartoons, and works in several other media.

The organizers also plan to hold exhibitions of the artworks at the Iranian embassies in ten countries.

Esfandiar Qarabaghi, the singer of “USA, USA, Shame on Your Deceits!” and several other revolutionary songs, and Parviz Sheikhtadi, the director anti-Zionist movie “Saturday’s Hunter”, will be honored during the closing ceremony of the festival on Wednesday.     

Photo: A poster for the 2nd International American Human Rights Festival

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