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…
فارسی Dear Friends, This has been a momentous year for human rights in the world. The winds of change that swept Iran in 2009 have spread across the...
Ever wonder why UN human rights resolutions on Iran are important? In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast, we talk to Dokhi Fassihian of United 4 Iran, a global network of human rights activists. Ms. Fassihian talks about the recent resolution passed by the UN on the situation of human rights in Iran. She tells us that this year’s resolution is significant because of the increasing…
فارسی Click here to send a letter >> The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee adopted a resolution on November 21, 2011 calling on the...
فارسی >>Click here to send an e-letter in ENGLISH >>Click here to send an e-letter in FARSI Background Send an e-letter to Iran’s...
فارسی Khamenei, Release Mousavi, Karroubi and all political prisoners Allow UN Special Rapporteur to visit the country As heads of state...
Full English Text of Statement Five hundred women’s movement activists and supporters have issued a statement demanding an end to violence on women...
Updated 7/27/2011 Pegah Ahangarani and Mahnaz Mohammadi have been released on bail. The e-letter has been updated to reflect these new developments....
By DOKHI FASSIHIAN June 4, 2011 U.N. appointment of special rapporteur a major step. On March 25, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to...
(16 May 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iranendorsed the call, by prominent prisoners of conscience, for an investigation into...