Advocacy
Islamic Republic of Iran Forcefully Targets Civic and Democratic Organizations
Arseh Sevom, 3 May 2011- In a deliberate move to attack democratic organizations, the Iranian Parliament’s joint commission has simultaneously approved a bill requiring supervision over Members of Parliament, and is considering a restrictive bill to reform the
Urgent Request: Protest Upcoming Execution
Urgent Request: Protest Upcoming Execution: In a continuing pattern of oppression of minorities, the judiciary is preparing to execute Habibollah Latifi, an Iranian-Kurd. He has always denied the trumped up charges agains him. A letter-writing campaign has bee
Getting to Know a Student Activist: “Freedom is not Free”
United4Iran recently published an interview with the roommate of student activist, Majid Tavakoli, who is currently imprisoned in Iran. Here is what his friend had to say about the speech Majid gave in December of 2009 that led to his arrest: I, and other clos
Advocacy
The need to move into compliance with international pacts on human rights requires more understanding of those rights among defenders, leaders, civil servants, and the general public. One of the challenges going forward will be to address a mindset that accept