United for Iran (U4I) is a nonprofit based in the San Francisco Bay Area working to advance civil liberties in Iran by advocating for human rights, supporting civil society, and engaging…
This article originally appeared on our Medium page. According to researchers from the Iran Prison Atlas, Gholamhossein Esmaili, a spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary, said in a press conference today that…
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 out of solidarity with…
By Amir Rezaei Programs and Communications Manager I started my work as an activist in 2006 when I entered Urmia University to complete my bachelor's degree. At that time, a…
Originally posted on Medium Based on reports from the Iran Prison Atlas, the father of Amir Hossein Moradi — a political prisoner arrested during Iran’s November 2019 protests — has committed suicide. Mr.…
Two days ago, son, brother, and athlete Navid Afkari was hastily and secretly killed by the Iranian judiciary in Adelabad prison in Shiraz without a fair trial, and without prior…
Originally published on Medium's Iran Prison Atlas Blog Executions of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience are once again on the rise in Iran. For over the last decade our response…
By Mehdi Aminizadeh It has always been difficult for me to talk about issues that concern myself. And as I write this, I still have doubts. My activism career dates…
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 was inspired by…
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…
