by Sadra | Aug 24, 2012 | Blog
فارسی In contravention of Iran’s constitutional and international human rights obligations, thirty-six Iranian universities have announced that 77 BA and BSc courses in the coming academic year will be “single gender” and exclusive to men. Under this...
by Sadra | Aug 23, 2012 | Blog
United for Iran condemns the arrests of approximately 45 Iranian relief workers and volunteers by government security forces yesterday, August 22, in Haris County East Azerbaijan province. The organization calls for the immediate release of the arrested relief workers...
by Sadra | Aug 20, 2012 | Blog
By Payam Akhavanand Ramin Jahanbegloo It cannot be denied that hatred and violence are fundamental characteristics of political power in contemporary Iran. The highest per-capita rate of executions in the world, public hangings, systematic torture and rape in prisons,...
by Sadra | Aug 17, 2012 | Blog
فارسی UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon should secure cooperation on human rights before visiting Iran Washington D.C. (17 August 2012) United for Iran calls on democratic leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to pressure Iran to end abuses against its citizens...
by Sadra | Aug 14, 2012 | Blog
In the wake of the dual earthquakes devastating Iran over the weekend, United for Iran, in conjunction with a number of organizations, submitted a letter to Adam Szubin, the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the U.S. Department of Treasury. The...