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Urgent Action Needed: Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi urges you to send an e-letter for the safe release of Nasrin Sotoudeh!
Click here to send e-letters for Nasrin Sotoudeh! We strongly encourage all to send e-letters to Iranian officials, the High Commissioner on vthe life of Nasrin Sotoudeh, an imprisoned human rights lawyer and the winner of Italy’s 2008 Human Rights International Award. This United4Iran campaign, which demands that the Iranian government immediately release Sotoudeh, has been launched based on an emergency request from Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi. As a colleague of Nasrin Sotoudeh, Ms. Ebadi urges people worldwide to send these e-letters calling upon the High Commissioner for Human...
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Urgent Action Needed: Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi urges you to send an e-letter for the safe release of Nasrin Sotoudeh!
Click here to send e-letters for Nasrin Sotoudeh! We strongly encourage all to send e-letters to Iranian officials, the High Commissioner on vthe life of Nasrin Sotoudeh, an imprisoned human rights lawyer and the winner of Italy’s 2008 Human Rights International Award. This United4Iran campaign, which demands that the Iranian government immediately release Sotoudeh, has been launched based on an emergency request from Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi. As a colleague of Nasrin Sotoudeh, Ms. Ebadi urges people worldwide to send these e-letters calling upon the High Commissioner for Human...
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Tournament of Hope: First Refugee Football Tournament in Turkey (Video)
On June 12, 2010, which marked both the 2010 World Cup and one year since the disputed election, three teams of Iranian refugees – two from Turkey and one from Afghanistan – held their own soccer tournament in central Turkey. The tournament organizers recently finished editing this amazing video and forwarded it to be shared. The three teams and their supporters used the tournament to show solidarity with the June 12th Global Day of Action and highlight the IRI’s rights abuses in Iran, while using this opportunity to rebuild their communities and their lives. A warm...
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Upcoming: Iranian Students’ Day (16 Azar/Dec 7)
Background – Issues to Highlight - Demands – Day’s Actions – Support the Day Background In honor of December 7th, 2010, Iran’s Students’ Day, leading Iranian student activists, some of whom are recently out of Iran, are organizing a day of action to take place on university campuses and in cities around the world, as well as online using internet-based advocacy. United4Iran (U4I) is honored to support the student activists who are spearheading this year’s Iran Students’ Day (16 Azar). To keep up-to-date on the latest developments for students in Iran,...
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UN General Assembly: Rally Day (Gallery & video – Sept 23, 2010)
On the day of Ahmadinejad’s address to the United Nations, several activist groups from across the United States and Canada, including UASDI and New York’s SCADI, joined in front of UN Plaza during Ahamadinejad’s speech to rally and protest against rights abuses. From there, many continued once more to the Hilton to make heard the voices of the Iranian people. The rally saw performances from musician Rana Farhan, as well as a public painting “session” by artist Soheil Tavakoli. Many signed postcards to be sent to UN officials demanding accountability for rights...
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UN News Center: UN human rights chief concerned at Iran’s ‘crackdown’ on activists
23 November 2010 – The United Nations human rights chief today voiced concern about the fate of human rights defenders in Iran, whose situation she says is becoming increasingly difficult. Navi Pillay cited in particular the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was on hunger strike for several weeks in Tehran’s...
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International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran: UN Resolution on Iran’s Human Rights Violations Approved by Huge Margin
(18 November 2010) The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly’s strong approval of a draft resolution, condemning Iran for grave human right violations, is a welcome step in the continuing effort to put a stoplight on the country’s growing human rights crisis, said the International Campaign...
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Tournament of Hope: First Refugee Football Tournament in Turkey (Video)
On June 12, 2010, which marked both the 2010 World Cup and one year since the disputed election, three teams of Iranian refugees – two from Turkey and one from Afghanistan – held their own soccer tournament in central Turkey. The tournament organizers recently finished editing this amazing video...
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