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
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...
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 | Feb 15, 2013 | Blog
(February 15th, 2013) – Majid Tavakoli, a student activist currently imprisoned in Iran was awarded, in absentia, the International Student Peace Prize in Trondheim, Norway today. Tavakoli played a prominent role in the 2009 post-election uprising, speaking out...
by Sadra | Feb 14, 2013 | Blog
(February 14, 2013) – It’s been four years since the disputed Iranian presidential elections that resulted in massive uprisings and a brutal crackdown including extra-judicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrest, and detention; and infringements of rights to...
