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Take Action! Send e-Letters demanding the IRI improve prison conditions & provide medical care!
[ Send a letter to various WORLD LEADERS, UN OFFICIALS, and FOREIGN MINISTERS ] [ Send a letter to various IRI EMBASSIES and OFFICIALS INSIDE IRAN ] Background We encourage everyone to send e-letters to (1) UN Officials, Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, as well as to (2) the embassies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in order to address the mental and physical state of the IRI’s prisoners of conscience; many of whom are subjected to gruesome prison conditions and denied medical treatment. A number of prisoners are suffering serious health problems exacerbated by the atrocious prison...
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Take Action! Send e-Letters demanding the IRI improve prison conditions & provide medical care!
[ Send a letter to various WORLD LEADERS, UN OFFICIALS, and FOREIGN MINISTERS ] [ Send a letter to various IRI EMBASSIES and OFFICIALS INSIDE IRAN ] Background We encourage everyone to send e-letters to (1) UN Officials, Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, as well as to (2) the embassies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in order to address the mental and physical state of the IRI’s prisoners of conscience; many of whom are subjected to gruesome prison conditions and denied medical treatment. A number of prisoners are suffering serious health problems exacerbated by the atrocious prison...
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ETS resumes test registrations in Iran
This morning ETS published an update regarding the initial suspension of TOEFL & GRE registration in Iran. As a result of restrictions on financial transactions involving Iran, students were unable to register for exams required to pursue education outside of Iran. Though registration has been re-instated, Iranian students who want to register for the tests must still use credit & debit cards from banking institutions that are not prohibited by the UN or US. These round of restrictions were seemingly targeted at students wanting to study abroad, and moreover, were badly aimed...
Upcoming Events
Light a Candle for Iran: August 5-11, 2010
From the organizers: On the 100th anniversary of Iran`s constitutional revolution, we invite everyone whose heart beats for our captive Iran to “Light a Candle” in memory of our Iranian heroes and their sacrifices for a free Iran. It has been years that we have been under despotism and we have fought to free Iran from the claws of the current executioners. Many have sacrificed all and lost their lives to achieve this goal; Babak Khorram-din, Satar khan, Khosro Golesorkhi, Shahpour Bakhtiar, Neda Agasoltan and many more whom sacrificed so much for us and it is our duty to guard the path that...
Past Events
A Year Ago Today: July 25th Global Day of Action
July 25th, 2009 marked the first “Global Day of Action.” Thousands of people across a hundred cities around the world came together to show solidarity with the people of Iran in the aftermath of the disputed presidential election and government crackdown. Activists came together to demand, among several things, the immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners of conscience, an end to state-sponsored violence, accountability for crimes committed, and freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, and freedom of press. Watch a short video looking back on the day (below) and...
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ETS resumes test registrations in Iran
This morning ETS published an update regarding the initial suspension of TOEFL & GRE registration in Iran. As a result of restrictions on financial transactions involving Iran, students were unable to register for exams required to pursue education outside of Iran. Though registration has been re-instated,...
A Year Ago Today: July 25th Global Day of Action
July 25th, 2009 marked the first “Global Day of Action.” Thousands of people across a hundred cities around the world came together to show solidarity with the people of Iran in the aftermath of the disputed presidential election and government crackdown. Activists came together to demand, among several...
Take Action! Mail Postcards to Save Zeynab!
Sending a postcard Many fear that Zeynab Jalalian, a 27-year-old Kurdish female (one of at least 15 Kurdish minorities currently on death-row) may be facing imminent execution. We encourage everyone to print-and-mail postcards demanding a halt to Zeynab’s execution. The postcards can be downloaded and...
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In the News
Relatives of Kurds Executed in Iran Are Denied the Remains, and 2 Are Arrested
By Nazila Fathi May 11, 2010 The sister and mother of the woman, Shirin Alamhooee,...
U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women’s Rights
By Joseph Abrams Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its...
Two Iranian teens, two reactions to their father’s jailing
From the LA Times Blog April 01, 2010|By Borzou Daragahi ‘Daddy, don’t...
Radio Zamaneh: Iranian activist, Bahareh Hedayat, nominated for Student Peace Prize
Bahareh Hedayat, Iranian student activist was nominated for the 2010 Student Peace...
BBC News: Student activist flees Iran to escape jail sentence
18 March 2010 Student activist Ali Kanturi has jumped bail and fled Iran after a...
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International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
Shirin Ebadi: Deterioration of Judiciary and the Need for UN Rapporteurs
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, 2003 Nobel...
Draconian Prison Sentences Doled Out for Activists
Judge Should Be Suspended for Politicized, Incompetent Rulings (20 May 2010) The...
Eyewitness: Abtahi’s Attackers Had Guns And Walkie Talkies
Former Deputy President of Iran, Seyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi, was attacked by plainclothes...
Farzad Kamangar’s Lawyer: There Was No Cause for Execution
Farzad Kamangar was one of the five people executed at Tehran’s Evin prison last...
Prison Fever, Tranqualizers, and Poor Prison Hygiene: An Interview With Ali Kantoori
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Ali Kantoori,...
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Twitter Feed- More news re: Jafar Kazemi from @ICHRI: Post #iranelection Protester’s Death Sentence Upheld; Re-Trial Denied http://fb.me/FUWSSbi2
- Radio Zamaneh: Jafar Kazemi at imminent risk of execution #iranelection http://fb.me/EiGWRspD
- Please note, there is a petition circulating with the U4I name on it. If the action is not on the U4I site, it is not ours. #iranelection
