Watch the videos below from the worldwide action for Iran's seven Baha'i leaders! Click here to read more about the campaign.
Watch: Iran – Behind The Electronic Curtain
In his March 20 Nowruz message to the Iranian people, President Obama said “the United States will continue to draw attention to the electronic curtain that is cutting the Iranian people off from the world. And we hope that others will join us in advancing a basic freedom for the Iranian people: the freedom to connect with one another, and with their fellow human beings.”
Press Release: Worldwide Action for Iran’s Baha’i Seven
Berkeley, Calif. – Sunday April 1, will mark 10,000 total days that seven leaders of the Baha’i religion have spent behind bars in Iran. On this day, 12 cities across the globe will raise awareness with mobile billboards featuring a call to “Free Baha’i Leaders: Prisoners of Conscience in Iran.” Former imprisoned activist and hiker Sarah Shourd, who is now the Political Prisoner Advocate…
Join the Mad Graffiti Campaign for Human Rights in Iran!
An estimated 500 political prisoners remain behind bars in Iran for their dissent against the policies of the Iranian government. Hundreds more have been persecuted through politically motivated trials. They include human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, opposition activists, community leaders, and ordinary Iranian citizens. In an effort to highlight these and other…
United4Iran Joins 20 NGOs around the World Calling for the Extension of Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur
To the member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council: As you know, the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran is currently up for renewal and will be put to a vote before the Human Rights Council on March 21st or 22nd. At a time when the human rights situation in Iran has deteriorated significantly and Iran continues to refuse to cooperate with UN bodies, it is critical for…
Stencil in Solidarity with Human Rights in Iran!
Beginning April 1, 2012 – the Facebook group Mad Graffiti Week Iran is calling on everyone to stencil in honor of political prisoners. Inspired by and with the support of Egyptian Mad Graffiti Week, the call is for everyone to draw for the human rights movement in Iran, for freedom for political prisoners, for an end to repression and executions, for free expression of the Iranian people and media…
Angels of Iran: Documentary Series – Week of January 23
Angels of Iran Single Arrows Productions presents Angels of Iran, a compelling series of short documentaries featuring stories of individuals who...
Angels of Iran: Documentary Series – Week of January 16
Angels of Iran Single Arrows Productions presents Angels of Iran, a compelling series of short documentaries featuring stories of individuals who...
AIUSA Blog: Here We Go Again – Iran Condemns Yet Another “Spy”
Posted by: Elise Auerbach January 10, 2012 at 2:21 PM From AIUSA: Yes, I have been ticking off each item on my check list again. The only “surprise”...
Snapshot: 6 Months of Human Rights Violations and Political Arrests in Iran’s Azerbaijan Provinces
During the six-month period from 21 March to 21 September 2011 more than 320 cultural, political, women’s rights, and human rights activists were arrested in Iran’s West and East Azerbaijan Provinces, according to local sources. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran confirmed the names of 326 people prosecuted in these provinces. Sources told the International…