by Sadra | Jul 6, 2015 | Blog
In a move that demonstrates a new low and a shocking disregard for human rights, Iranian authorities on Sunday arrested Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, the father of Hossein Ronaghi, an Iranian blogger and cyber activist. According to Ronaghis’s Instagram page, he and his...
by Sadra | Jun 24, 2015 | Blog
In Iran, a country where 92 people were arrested yesterday for not observing Ramadan, an oil rig has been missing since 2011 and no one has been arrested in connection to it. On Tuesday, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh confirmed that a drilling rig Iran...
by Sadra | Apr 23, 2015 | Blog
United for Iran has joined 18 other organizations in calling for United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein to investigate the ongoing harassment of the family of Younes Asakerah, an Ahwazi Arab man who died after an act of...
by Sadra | Mar 31, 2015 | Media
See the original article in The Guardian here. Written by Firuzeh Mahmoudi and Mahdieh Javid. With progress being made in the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, it’s time for a new conversation about Iran – one about the country’s dismal human rights record....
by Sadra | Mar 25, 2015 | Blog
5 years ago my cousin Mehdi was arrested by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Throughout the 2009 protests, Mehdi and I worked separately with student activists to organize protests and publicize human rights abuses by the government of Iran. Our actions led to threats...
