This article was originally published by Forbes. Firuzeh Mahmoudi founded the first civic tech startup focused on Iran. She and her team are…
Iran Prison Atlas’ Database Keeps Track Of Iranian Political Prisoners
Learn the story of former political prisoner, and lead researcher of Iran Prison Atlas Mehdi Aminizadeh in an interview with NPR.
Marriage of Technology and Human Rights Will Take Us to the Future We Want
Firuzeh Mahmoudi discusses her unique experience at the intersection of technology and civil liberties at Oslo Freedom Forum. Motivated by the…
Iran’s digital activists are fighting oppression with period trackers
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 Free App Is Helping Women Tackle Domestic Violence In Iran And Worldwide
This article was originally published by Forbes. In response to the day-to-day violence and legal limitations facing many women in Iran (and…
Stakes turn deadly as Iran’s government threatens the phone apps aiding protesters
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…
PRI’s The World : ‘We’re done’: Iranians Use This App to Track Morality Police
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,…
CNN: Firuzeh Mahmoudi Speaks About the Latest Developments in Iran (video)
Originally streamed on CNN Newsroom on October 9, 2022. “It’s unprecedented to have a protest that is so unified in its voice, that…
The Young Turks: Firuzeh Mahmoudi Talks About the Murder of Mahsa Amini
Originally streamed on The Young Turks on September 28, 2022. Watch the full conversation >> The conversation between Adrienne Lawrence and…
Defenders of human rights in Iran mourn the passing of Asma Jahangir
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
UN rights experts call on Iran to halt imminent executions of Iranian Kurds GENEVA (7 September 2018) – UN human rights experts* have appealed to…
United for Iran Calls for Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Immediate Release
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…
IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND ACTIVISTS STAND AGAINST WAR AND REPRESSION
We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations and advocates, express grave concerns over the rising tension between the…
Here’s to 10 years together!
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…
Watch our 10 years snapshot!
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…
10 Things to Know about Iran’s Protests
Last updated on November 22nd, 2019 The protests were sparked over dramatic increases in gasoline prices. Iranians enjoy some of the cheapest…
VOICES: U4I Staff Shares Their Uprising Stories
Today marks 11 years since the beginning of the Iranian Green Movement, an uprising borne out of the highly disputed results of the 2009…
Everyday Revolutions
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…
1 Year Later: A Story of Iranian Resilience
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…
Why Iranians Need Cheragh Academy in the Aftermath of #MeToo
Iranian feminist and women’s rights activist Samaneh Savadi has been working with our IranCubator project for almost a year to launch Cheragh…
Conversation with Samaneh Savadi, Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Behind Cheragh Academy
Incubated by United for Iran’s IranCubator project and created by an accomplished Iranian feminist and women’s rights activist Samaneh Savadi,…
“Iran Through Women’s Eyes” World Affairs
Amnesty Action: Distinguished Iran Film Director Jafar Panahi Sentenced to Prison, Artisic Ban
Jafar Panahi, an internationally celebrated film director who won the coveted “Golden Lion” prize at the Venice Film Festival for his 2000 film…
Video: Iranian women activists begin sit in for their jailed colleague in Iran
Despite extreme weather conditions, seven Iranian rights activists – including Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi – staged a sit-in outside the…
Weekly Rights Podcast 20
In this week’s ‘Weekly Rights Podcast’: Nasrin Sotoudeh is charged with not wearing a hejad for not wearing a headscarf in a 2008 YouTube video and…
Political Prisoners’ Families Detained, Interrogated, and Verbally Abused
A few hours after Fatemeh Maleki, wife of imprisoned Iranian filmmaker and blogger Mohammad Nourizad, was transferred to Tehran’s Modarres Hospital,…
Update on Foreign Prisoners in Vakilabad Prison
Philippine embassy in contact with citizen, Nigerian and Ghanaian embassies were unaware that their citizens were executed On 17 November 2010, the…
Ebrahim Yazdi’s Deteriorating Health in Evin Prison
A reliable source recently spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran regarding the case of Ebrahim Yazdi. In the interview, the…
Unionist Reza Shahabi on Wet Hunger Strike
Reza Shahabi, an imprisoned board member of the Union of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Sherkat-e Vahed), ended his dry hunger…
Sotoudeh’s Husband Reacts to Javad Larijani’s New Charges Against Her
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about the new charges raised against…
Mohammad Davari’s Mother: “I Wish The Prison Phones Were Working”
Zolaikha Biyabani, the mother of imprisoned teacher and journalist Mohammad Davari, has been unable to travel to Tehran to visit her son due to poor…
(Updated 02/16/12) The Case of Saeed Malekpour
In October, we posted about 35-year-old Saeed Malekpour, a permanent resident of Canada and web-developer who has been sentenced to death by…