{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-condemns-un-security-councils-moment-silence-iranian-president-raisi", "Miller Condemns UN Security Council's Moment of Silence for Iranian President Raisi", "2024-05-23", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "May 23, 2024\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced a resolution that condemns the United Nations Security Council for holding a moment of silence for late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The action taken by the United Nations disregards the purpose and principles mentioned in the United Nations Charter.\n\n\u201cI am dismayed by the United Nations Security Council\u2019s actions to have a moment of silence for Iranian President Raisi. Any person given the nickname \u2018Butcher of Tehran\u2019 who is responsible for so many horrific deaths and committed such heinous deeds does not deserve any form of honor. We must hold the United Nations accountable for this shameless response and tacit support for Hamas\u2019 horrors in Israel and Gaza,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller.\n\nCongresswoman Miller was joined by Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Brian Babin (R-TX), Tim Burchett (R-TN), and Claudia Tenney (R-NY).\n\nClick here for text of the resolution.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe United Nations states in Article 1 of their charter that their purpose is to \u201cachieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.\u201d\n\nIn 1988, between 2,500 and 20,000 civilians were mass executed under Iranian President Raisi\u2019s ruling, earning him the nickname \u201cButcher of Tehran\u201d.\n\nRaisi oversaw the mass political arrests and executions in 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman detained over her allegedly loose headscarf.\n\nHuman rights lawyers have surmised that Raisi has been responsible for the death of tens of thousands of people over the last few decades.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-condemns-un-security-councils-moment-silence-iranian-president-raisi"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3954630121588707, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}