Human rights activists gathered to celebrate the birthdays of imprisoned activists with Khordad birthdays.
Press Release: Worldwide Action for Iran’s Baha’i Seven
Berkeley, Calif. – Sunday April 1, will mark 10,000 total days that seven leaders of the Baha’i religion have spent behind bars in Iran. On this day, 12 cities across the globe will raise awareness with mobile billboards featuring a call to “Free Baha’i Leaders: Prisoners of Conscience in Iran.” Former imprisoned activist and hiker Sarah Shourd, who is now the Political Prisoner Advocate…
Join the Mad Graffiti Campaign for Human Rights in Iran!
An estimated 500 political prisoners remain behind bars in Iran for their dissent against the policies of the Iranian government. Hundreds more have been persecuted through politically motivated trials. They include human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, opposition activists, community leaders, and ordinary Iranian citizens. In an effort to highlight these and other…
Stencil in Solidarity with Human Rights in Iran!
Beginning April 1, 2012 – the Facebook group Mad Graffiti Week Iran is calling on everyone to stencil in honor of political prisoners. Inspired by and with the support of Egyptian Mad Graffiti Week, the call is for everyone to draw for the human rights movement in Iran, for freedom for political prisoners, for an end to repression and executions, for free expression of the Iranian people and media…
UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Presents First Report at UN Human Rights Council
On March 12-13, 2012, UN Special Rapporteur Dr. Ahmed Shaheed presented his report on the situation of human rights in Iran at the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The Special Rapporteur’s 36-page report requests the immediate release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, as well as independent investigations into the violence following Iran’s disputed…
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…
Angels of Iran: Documentary Series – Week of January 16
Angels of Iran Single Arrows Productions presents Angels of Iran, a compelling series of short documentaries featuring stories of individuals who...
AIUSA Blog: Here We Go Again – Iran Condemns Yet Another “Spy”
Posted by: Elise Auerbach January 10, 2012 at 2:21 PM From AIUSA: Yes, I have been ticking off each item on my check list again. The only “surprise”...
Snapshot: 6 Months of Human Rights Violations and Political Arrests in Iran’s Azerbaijan Provinces
During the six-month period from 21 March to 21 September 2011 more than 320 cultural, political, women’s rights, and human rights activists were arrested in Iran’s West and East Azerbaijan Provinces, according to local sources. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran confirmed the names of 326 people prosecuted in these provinces. Sources told the International…
Secret Executions: Findings Challenge Judiciary’s False Narrative
(5 January 2012) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran published the first public list of 101 victims of secret group executions in Vakilabad Prison today. The Campaign called on the Iranian Parliament and judiciary to immediately institute a moratorium on executions and to move swiftly to abolish the death penalty. “Unfortunately, many of these executions happen behind…