by Sadra | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, campaigns
We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations and advocates, express grave concerns over the rising tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which risks a military confrontation that would cause massive human...
by Sadra | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog, Media
Many gifted Iranian artists choose to express themselves and what they stand for at the risk of jeopardizing their freedom. They are constrained by official and unofficial “red tapes” that determine what is a permissible expression in the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...
by Sadra | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog
United for Iran (U4I) is a nonprofit based in the San Francisco Bay Area working to advance civil liberties in Iran by advocating for human rights, supporting civil society, and engaging citizens through technology. Two of our longest running projects are the Iran...
by Sadra | Mar 13, 2019 | Blog, campaigns
Iran’s Judiciary has issued a harsh new prison sentence for Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights attorney and women’s rights advocate. On March 11 and 12, Reza Khandan, Sotoudeh’s husband, reported that prison officials informed Sotoudeh that Judge Mohammad...
by Sadra | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Iran must halt execution of child offender, say UN human rights experts GENEVA (21 February 2019) – Iran must immediately halt the imminent execution of child offender Mohammad Kalhori, say a group of UN human rights experts*. Mohammad Kalhori** was sentenced to death...