The following letter was submitted by the student group, Green Messengers of Hope in Iran, to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, urging him to...
NAM Leaders Should Pressure Iran to End Abuses Against Its Citizens
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 ahead of an upcoming conference that will be held in Tehran later this month. The organization further urges UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to secure Iran’s sustained cooperation on human rights before agreeing to visit the country.
United for Iran Calls on Administration to Take Action in Wake of Earthquakes
In the wake of the dual earthquakes devastating Iran over the weekend, United for Iran, in conjunction with a number of organizations, submitted a...
Call on Obama Administration to Sanction More Iranian Officials for Rights Violations
Washington, D.C. (19 July, 2012) Three U.S. senators submitted a letter to President Barack Obama today calling for the investigation and...
United for Iran Calls on Tech Companies to Stop Blocking Internet Services
While American and European companies provide unmatched platforms for free expression and citizen journalism, misapplications of export regulations have created a chilling effect on the free flow of information to those living under repressive regimes. We are writing to urge you to take necessary steps to ensure important Internet communication services provided by your companies are not unnecessarily blocked for individuals in sanctioned countries.
In places such as Iran, Cuba, Sudan and Syria, online media has emerged as a sanctuary to debate ideas, report human rights…
United4Iran Releases Statement Ahead of Elections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2012 Media contact: Dokhi Fassihian, United4Iran Senior Advisor, dokhi@united4iran.org, (703) 261-9479 ...
Iran prepares for staged elections with crackdown on dissent
United for Iran is deeply concerned about the escalating crackdown by the Iranian government on expression and assembly ahead of the March 2 parliamentary elections. Since the start of 2012, more than 100 Iranian citizens have been detained for non-violent political activism surrounding the elections and two have reportedly died in custody. Opposition parties, high profile political…
Opposition Leader’s Safety in Danger as Karroubi Spends 42 Days in Complete Isolation
“Under the Manipulation of Psychiatrists to Make Televised Confession,” Source Says (28 August 2011) Iranian Opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi is in...
Dissident Religious Scholar in Prison Once Again
Marzieh Pasdar, wife of religious scholar Ahmad Ghabel, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Ghabel was taken to Mashad’s...
Public Letter to Supreme Leader about Torture in Prison Brings Abdollah Momeni New Trial Instead of Justice
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Fatemeh Adinehvand, wife of student activist and political prisoner...