by Sadra | Dec 22, 2009 | Blog
Clashes with security forces as huge crowds turn out to mourn religious leader who supported reform. By Kim Sengupta The funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the eminent cleric and champion of reform, turned into a mass protest in Iran yesterday as the...
by Sadra | Dec 22, 2009 | Blog
PARIS (Reuters) – France urged Iran on Tuesday to deliver a swift verdict in the espionage trial of a young French teaching assistant, saying that she was innocent and a prisoner swap was out of the question. Clotilde Reiss, 24, who is out of jail on bail and...
by Sadra | Dec 22, 2009 | Blog
Click here to see ALL the videos and pictures from 12/12! Also see all writing, art, videos, music, and messages of support contributed! Are we missing yours? E-mail it to share@united4iran.org On December 12th, 2009 – six months since the Iran election and two days...
by Sadra | Dec 21, 2009 | Blog
United4Iran had the sponsorship of the following human rights organizations for 12/12 Arts United 4 Iran: Reporters Without Borders Human Rights Watch International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Front Line Defenders Nobel Women’s Initiative PEN International PEN...
by Sadra | Dec 21, 2009 | Blog
Reuters, via Your View In this photograph obtained by Reuters, supporters of the Iranian opposition movement wore green during the funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri Qum on Monday. Iran has banned foreign media from covering the activities of opposition...