by Sadra | Nov 19, 2012 | Blog
Behrouz Ghobadi, the brother of exiled Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, was arrested in Iran just over two weeks ago. He is accused of acting against national security. Bahman and his family are calling on Iranian officials to release Behrouz immediately. Below is...
by Sadra | Nov 19, 2012 | Blog
By Roya Boroumand (07 Nov 2012) The American presidential campaign is over and Americans have elected a president who will have to face many challenges inside and outside the U.S. How to tackle the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear ambitions was a recurrent...
by Sadra | Nov 14, 2012 | Blog
[This article first appeared in Al-Monitor. The original posting can be found here.] By Roxana Saberi (November 14, 2012) – As President Obama prepares to start his second term in office, many diaspora Iranians are hoping that US efforts to resolve the dispute...
by Sadra | Nov 12, 2012 | Blog
As President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono conclude talks in Bali, Indonesia today, United for Iran reiterates its call on the Indonesian government to incorporate human rights in its bilateral and multilateral dealings with the...
by Sadra | Nov 12, 2012 | Blog
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 9, 2012) – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated four Iranian officials and five Iranian entities as human rights abusers, bringing the total number to 16 individuals and 9 entities sanctioned for human rights...
