,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #gia ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 ,mc,carthy submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,condemning the actions of the ,government of ,iran and supporting the protesters in ,iran1 their demands for accountability1 and their desire for the ,government of ,iran to respect freedom and human rights4 ,whereas in ,november #bjai1 according to ,iranian interior ministry officials who provided details to ,reuters1 ,iranian security forces killed approximately #a1ejj demonstrators when they rose up across the country in protest2 ,whereas1 on ,january #h1 #bjbj1 the ,government of ,iran shot down ,ukraine ,international ,airlines ,flight #geb1 lied about its responsibility1 and then admitted to mistakenly shooting the airliner down1 killing all #agf people on board2 ,whereas the aircraft was carrying #afg passengers and nine crewmembers2 ,whereas passengers were citizens of ,iran1 ,canada1 ,ukraine1 ,great ,britain1 ,germany and ,sweden1 at least #af were children under the age of #aj1 and #ac were students and alumni of ,sharif ,university of ,technology in ,tehran2 ,whereas ,iran's state news agency initially reported the crash resulted from an engine fire caused by a technical fault2 ,whereas ,iranian officials repeatedly denied that the flight was shot down by its armed forces2 ,whereas1 on ,january #aa1 #bjbj1 three days after the downing of the flight1 the ,government of ,iran admitted that its armed forces unintentionally shot down the airliner2 ,whereas1 on ,january #aa1 #bjbj1 the ,government of ,iran arrested the ,british ,ambassador to ,iran1 in violation of the ,vienna ,convention1 after he attended a vigil for the victims of the downed flight1 and he was released hours later2 ,whereas1 on ,january #aa1 #bjbj1 protestors gathered across ,iran to denounce what they called lying and incompetence by the country's leadership2 ,whereas at ,amirkabir ,university of ,technology in ,tehran1 protestors tore down posters of ,maj4 ,gen4 ,qassem ,solemaini2 ,whereas1 on ,january #ac1 #bjbj1 video from inside ,iran showed protestors chanting slogans including ,clerics get lost62 ,whereas video appears to show ,iranian security forces firing live ammunition at protestors and a woman being carried away leaving a trail of blood on the ground as people shout that she has been shot2 and ,whereas the ,president expressed support for the brave1 long-suffering people of ,iran and called on the ,iranian ,government to allow human rights groups to monitor the protests and not to use force on the protestors3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 condemns the ,government of ,iran for killing approximately #a1ejj ,iranian citizens who were protesting their government2 7#b7 condemns the ,government of ,iran for shooting down ,ukraine ,international ,airlines ,flight #geb2 7#c7 condemns the ,government of ,iran for repeatedly lying to its people and to the world about its responsibility for the downing of ,ukraine ,international ,airlines ,flight #geb2 7#d7 calls on the ,government of ,iran to-- 7,a7 refrain from the use of violence2 and 7,b7 protect the rights of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly2 and 7#e7 supports the protestors in ,iran1 their demands for accountability1 and their desire for the ,government of ,iran to respect freedom and human rights4