This article was originally published by Forbes. Firuzeh Mahmoudi founded the first civic tech startup focused on Iran. She and her team are…


This article was originally published by Forbes. Firuzeh Mahmoudi founded the first civic tech startup focused on Iran. She and her team are…

Learn the story of former political prisoner, and lead researcher of Iran Prison Atlas Mehdi Aminizadeh in an interview with NPR.

Firuzeh Mahmoudi discusses her unique experience at the intersection of technology and civil liberties at Oslo Freedom Forum. Motivated by the…

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…

This article was originally published by Forbes. In response to the day-to-day violence and legal limitations facing many women in Iran (and…

Originally published on Coda Story on October 1, 2022. Firuzeh Mahmoudi is rubbing her temples. Speaking on a video call from her home in San…

Originally published on The World on September 29, 2022 In Iran, a phone app called Gershad is in huge demand right now. The mapping app,…

Originally streamed on CNN Newsroom on October 9, 2022. “It’s unprecedented to have a protest that is so unified in its voice, that…

Originally streamed on The Young Turks on September 28, 2022. Watch the full conversation >> The conversation between Adrienne Lawrence and…

It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of Ms. Asma Jahangir, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran. She passed away on…

UN rights experts call on Iran to halt imminent executions of Iranian Kurds GENEVA (7 September 2018) – UN human rights experts* have appealed to…

Iran’s Judiciary has issued a harsh new prison sentence for Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights attorney and women’s rights advocate. On March…

We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations and advocates, express grave concerns over the rising tension between the…

Today United for Iran turns ten years old. What a journey it has been. Like so many of you, I was deeply inspired by the people demanding freedom…

This month of August marks our very own 10 year anniversary at United for Iran and we couldn’t be more proud of the impact of our work and…

Last updated on November 22nd, 2019 The protests were sparked over dramatic increases in gasoline prices. Iranians enjoy some of the cheapest…

Today marks 11 years since the beginning of the Iranian Green Movement, an uprising borne out of the highly disputed results of the 2009…

This week marks eleven years since the Global Day of Action –– the worldwide rally that spanned six continents and 110 cities on July 25, 2009. It…

It has been an especially hard and discouraging year for our global society, and for the people of Iran, in particular. United for Iran was borne…

Iranian feminist and women’s rights activist Samaneh Savadi has been working with our IranCubator project for almost a year to launch Cheragh…

Incubated by United for Iran’s IranCubator project and created by an accomplished Iranian feminist and women’s rights activist Samaneh Savadi,…


7/10/2020 Update: According to Iran Prison Atlas, Hossein Taj, Babak Paknia and Mostafa Nili, the lawyers representing the three prisoners sentenced…

There’s less than one month left to apply for IranCubator 2.0, and I’d love it if you would consider applying or helping us spread the word. We’ve…

For nearly everybody around the world who celebrates Norooz (or Persian New Year), which falls on the first day of spring, this year looks very…

This year – and this decade – has already had a painful start. Between the near miss of a war between the US and Iran, ongoing protests and…

Recent events have escalated the tensions between the United States and Iran to the highest levels in recent memory. After President Trump’s…
United for Iran 10 year anniversary! from United for Iran on Vimeo. United for Iran celebrated its 10th anniversary this past July. Our movement was…

The Internet shutdown began on Saturday, November 16, after massive protests erupted in Iran over increased fuel prices. On November 14 the…

Iranian rights activists are creating hi-tech solutions to promote civil liberties, despite frequent internet shutdowns. A popular uprising took…