5 years ago my cousin Mehdi was arrested by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Throughout the 2009 protests, Mehdi and I worked separately with student activists to organize protests and…
From Jason's change.org petition: Jason Rezaian is a Washington Post correspondent that has been imprisoned by the Iranian government since July 2014. On July 22, Iranian security forces raided his…
Amnesty International, Impact Iran and United4Iran have created a new petition on behalf of women's rights and student activist Bahareh Hedayat on change.org. Ms. Hedayat was involved with The Campaign…
Ayatollah Khamenei has urged Western youth to use social media to learn about Islam through his #letter4u campaign, but arrests Iranian citizens for using the same tools. In February, the Iranian officials went on television to boast the…
**Breaking news: Yahoo has agreed to restore the ability of Iranians to create yahoo mail accounts by the end of September 2014.** Over the last two weeks 22,000 signed a…
Ghadamkheir Faramarzi is asking you to take action to stop the execution of her son Shahram, as well as 32 other Kurdish prisoners. Most of their cases are being reviewed by the…
United for Iran began in the summer of 2009 as a cry from the heart. During the events following the disputed presidential elections, the world witnessed the heroic struggle of…
فارسی Dear Friends, This has been a momentous year for human rights in the world. The winds of change that swept Iran in 2009 have spread across the Arab world…
Amnesty International (AI) often marks significant days, such as birthdays, for various detained activists. As student activist Zia Nabavi spends another birthday in prison, we urge you to read and share AI's…
UA: 196/11 Index: MDE 13/063/2011 Iran Date: 23 June 2011 Date: 23 June 2011 URGENT ACTION WOMAN detained FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISM Iranian human rights activist, Mansoureh Behkish , was…
