by Sadra | May 10, 2013 | Media
By SOHRAB AHMARI It’s presidential election season in Iran, but as this newspaper has reported there is little public enthusiasm in the Islamic Republic for the June 14 vote. That’s not surprising given that most of the figures looking to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
by Sadra | May 8, 2013 | Media
The editors of the first anthology of Iranian-American fiction say there is a maturing literary voice emerging from the Iranian-American community. Many Iranian immigrants came to the U.S. after the Shah was overthrown in 1979, and roughly half of them live in...
by Sadra | Mar 11, 2013 | Blog
On March 21st or 22nd the UN Human Rights Council will vote on the extension of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran. We need your help to ensure the vote is successful and demonstrates broad international support for the...
by Sadra | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog
March 8, 2013 – On this International Women’s Day, United for Iran calls on Iranian authorities to put an end to their systematic assault on women’s rights. As the Iranian movement for women’s equality persists despite severe suppression from the government, we also...
by Sadra | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog
On March 8th at the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, a group of women’s rights activists will be hosting a panel discussion on stoning, violence against women, and related issues. The article below is their statement. Click here to learn...
