Eight key activists have launched the Step by Step to Stop Death Penalty campaign, demanding an end to executions in Iran. The eight, including...
Human Rights Organizations Call to Renew UN Special Rapporteur
United for Iran joins twenty six leading international human rights organizations in urging the members of the UN Human Rights Council to renew the...
Special Rapporteur Report on Iran to be Livestreamed from UNHRC
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Dr. Ahmad Shaheed, has released his most recent report on the state of human...
Take Action: Demand the Release of Jailed Internet Activists
On December 2nd, 16 internet activists, 7 of whom work for the prominent Iranian tech website Narenji.ir, were arrested by the Revolutionary Guards...
Demand Omid’s Release, Sign-on to United for Iran and Amnesty’s Petition
United for Iran, Amnesty International USA, the Committee of Concerned Scientists and American Physics Society have launched a joint petition...
Coalition Calls for Diplomacy, Not Sanctions
Dear Majority Leader Reid, Minority Leader McConnell, SASC Chairman Levin, SASC Ranking Member Inhofe, SFRC Chairman Menendez, SFRC Ranking Member...
#IranVote for Human Rights
To: Member States of the UN General Assembly Your Excellency: We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, write to urge your...
BEHIND BARS: Rally for Political Prisoners In Iran Video
Four years after Iranians demanded "Where Is My Vote?" only eight men considered Khameini's allies have been allowed to run in next week's election....
Rally for Global Solidarity: “Behind Bars” Sunday June 9, San Francisco
Sunday, June, 9th, from 11am to 2pm, San Francisco is hosting the first day of the 5-day global solidarity action “Behind Bars” to draw attention to the plight of prisoners of conscience before the Iranian election. This event will be held at SF’s beautiful Justin Herman Plaza. Speakers include Sarah Shourd, the American hiker who spent 410 days in solitary confinement in Evin Prison.
Iran Elections A Farce: Zahra, A Fictional Character, Enters Race
parham (8 May 2013) – Ahead of Iran’s presidential elections scheduled for June 14, an author and a human rights non-governmental organization are...