This article was originally published by Wired. Firuzeh Mahmoudi didn't mean to start a human-rights movement. It was June 20, 2009, and in...
Free My Cousin, Mehdi Khodaei
5 years ago my cousin Mehdi was arrested by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Throughout the 2009 protests, Mehdi and I worked separately with student...
Help Secure Jason Rezaian’s Release
From Jason's change.org petition: Jason Rezaian is a Washington Post correspondent that has been imprisoned by the Iranian government since July...
#FreeBahareh – Imprisoned Student Activist in Iran
Amnesty International, Impact Iran and United4Iran have created a new petition on behalf of women's rights and student activist Bahareh Hedayat on...
Stop the Arrest of Social Media Users
Ayatollah Khamenei has urged Western youth to use social media to learn about Islam through his #letter4u campaign, but arrests Iranian citizens for...
Journalist’s Mother Pleads for His Release
Mary Rezaian pleads for the Iranian government to release her son, Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, and his wife Yeganeh Salehi. The two...
Take Action: Mom Pleads to Stop Execution of Son
Ghadamkheir Faramarzi is asking you to take action to stop the execution of her son Shahram, as well as 32 other Kurdish prisoners. Most of their...
Take Action! Urge Yahoo to End Discrimination Against Iranians
Iran is facing unprecedented sanctions, but essential services like free email accounts have long been exempt from the sanctions*. Instead of...
IHR Death Penalty Report Shows 16% Increase in 2013
Iran Human Rights has published its 2013 annual report on the death penalty in Iran. With more than 687 executions, the number of executions in 2013...
Step by Step to Stop Death Penalty
Eight key activists have launched the Step by Step to Stop Death Penalty campaign, demanding an end to executions in Iran. The eight, including...