Urge the Human Rights Council to Extend the Special Rapporteur’s Mandate
On March 21st or 22nd the UN Human Rights Council will vote on the extension of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran. We need your help to ensure the vote is successful and demonstrates broad international support for the Special Rapporteur. The Special Rapporteur, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, and his office have [...]
Take Action! Urge Iranian Officials to Release Behrouz Ghobadi, Imprisoned Brother of Acclaimed Filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi
Behrouz Ghobadi, the brother of exiled Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi, was arrested in Iran on November 4 and is being held in secret by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry. He has been denied basic rights under international human rights laws, including contact with his family and access to a lawyer. Behrouz has chronic health conditions that require [...]
Take Action! Demand Iran Protect Women’s Equal Access to Higher Education
فارسی In contravention of Iran’s constitutional and international human rights obligations, thirty-six Iranian universities have announced that 77 BA and BSc courses in the coming academic year will be “single gender” and exclusive to men. Under this new policy, Iranian women are being excluded from a broad range of studies, including English literature, hotel management, archaeology, nuclear physics, [...]
Take Action! Urge Iran to Condemn Religious Ruling to Kill Rapper
A death ruling has been issued for Iranian rapper Shahin Najafi by grand ayatollahs Safi Golpaygani and Naser Makarem Shirazi in response to Najafi’s song “Naghi” – the name of Shi’ite Islam’s 10th imam. Conservative clerics and Shia websites have called for Najafi’s killing, even offering a $100,000 reward for carrying it out. Najafi, 31, a popular Iranian musician who resides in Germany, has told reporters that he fears for his life. The issuing of fatwas by Iranian clerics has in the past yielded deadly results.
Iranians Demand P5+1 Focus on Human Rights
On Saturday, April 14, 2012, talks between Iran and the P5+1 resumed in Istanbul, Turkey behind closed doors. The Iranian people have been excluded from the debate on the international negotiations with their country through brutal repression by their government. Iranians gathered in Istanbul on the occasion of the P5+1 meeting to give voice to millions in Iran who have been…
Solidarity Music Compilation To Be Released in June!
United4Iran is excited to announce another artistic collaboration in solidarity with the Iranian people! A music compilation CD is being produced in partnership with musical artists to show support for democracy, justice and human rights. The compilation will be released before the upcoming third anniversary of the June 12, 2009 disputed elections, when hundreds of Iranians took to the…
Action to Demand Release of Seven Baha’i Leaders Unjustly Imprisoned
Seven leaders of the Baha’i community have to date spent 10,000 total days behind bars in Iran solely on the basis of their faith. United4Iran joins the Baha’i International Community in raising awareness about their unjust imprisonment and urging their immediate release. We are urging you now to continue to ask for their unconditional release. An online letter can be found…
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…
Take Action: Web Developer’s Execution Sentence Confirmed
Take action! Send a letter for Saeed Malekpour, who was detained in October 2008 and sentenced to death in December 2010 without having had regular access to a lawyer or the resources with which to defend himself. He was arrested after returning to Iran to see his terminally ill father on the false allegation of “developing an adult website.” Never has any proof been presented that Mr. Malekpour is associated in anyway with the website.
