7/10/2020 Update: According to Iran Prison Atlas, Hossein Taj, Babak Paknia and Mostafa Nili, the lawyers representing the three prisoners sentenced to death after the November protest, have confirmed that the…
TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations, urge your government to support resolution A/HRC/43/L.8 on human…
Today marks 11 years since the beginning of the Iranian Green Movement, an uprising borne out of the highly disputed results of the 2009 presidential election. It was the largest…
Iran has officially summoned Mohammad Najafi to return to Arak Detention Center after being allowed a two-month furlough amid the coronavirus pandemic. Najafi, a human rights lawyer, is facing criminal…
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 seen some great ideas…
Advancing Hope Through Technology As we write this, we are in the midst of a global pandemic unlike any we’ve faced for generations. It is a time of great uncertainty,…
Update: On March 30, Mohammad Najafi was released on furlough. Sotoudeh and Davoodi remain in prison. We urge the Islamic Republic of Iran to grant permanent release to all three…
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 different than so many that…
UPDATED MARCH 18 We at United for Iran have been following the recent public health crisis in Iran closely, and are gravely concerned by how rapidly the coronavirus has spread…
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 government repression…
