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…
parham (8 May 2013) – Ahead of Iran’s presidential elections scheduled for June 14, an author and a human rights non-governmental organization are registering their protest by nominating for president…
(February 14, 2013) - It’s been four years since the disputed Iranian presidential elections that resulted in massive uprisings and a brutal crackdown including extra-judicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrest, and…
فارسی UNGA and UN Secretary-General should strengthen action (October 24, 2012) – Washington, D.C. – In an unprecedented study released today, United for Iran has described the global response to…
برای خواندن متن کامل سخنرانی به فارسی اینجا کلیک کنید Ban Ki-moon calls on Iran to free political prisoners and permit free expression ahead of 2013 elections August 31, 2012…
Despite calls in some quarters for him to skip out, the UN Secretary General plans to travel to Iran next week, a country that has become a dungeon for its own people. He will attend the 16th Summit of the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement, which will be chaired by Iran through 2014. Most of the criticisms of him going have come from states leading efforts to isolate Iran due to the nuclear impasse. But at a time when severe human rights abuses continue unabated against Iran's citizens, it is a critical opportunity to refocus international attention on the dire situation in the country and pressure Iran's leaders to improve conditions for its people.
In his first full report to the Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed calls upon the Iranian government to comply with its international human rights obligations by bringing its laws into conformity with international human rights standards. In a 36-page report Shaheed repeats his request for the immediate release of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.
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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2012 Media contact: Dokhi Fassihian, United4Iran Senior Advisor, dokhi@united4iran.org, (703) 261-9479 United4Iran Releases Statement Ahead of Elections Opposition is boycotting and calling for free and fair elections Washington, D.C.…
Zahra’s Paradise Written by Amir & Illustrated by Khalil Release Date: September 13, 2011 First Second Publications B&W Hard Cover Graphic Novel | 272 pages ISBN: 978-1-59643-642-8 $19.99 Over the…
