United for Iran is an independent nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area working for civil liberties in Iran. They achieve their mission by improving human rights conditions, increasing the capacity of civil society, and engaging citizens through technology. They envision an Iran where the liberties and human rights of every citizen are honored. An Iran where ordinary citizens are empowered and engaged in public affairs. An Iran that is vibrant, open, and democratic. They believe that defending human rights is the responsibility of us all, and everyone has a role to play.

What They Do:

Citizen Engagement

They build technologies that connect and inform citizens.As Iranians gain access to new technologies, they create opportunities to break the walls of censorship, isolation, and oppression.

They focus on mobile applications that are secure, simple, and robust that allow people in country to organize, to communicate, and to raise their voices.

Iran Prison Atlas

They maintain an atlas of Iran’s judicial system.

They run Iran Prison Atlas, documenting the conditions of Iran's political prisoners, the judges that convict these prisoners, and the prisons that hold them. The atlas contains records of 2000+ times a courtroom has been used in Iran to unjustly take the life or liberty of an Iranian citizen.

Campaigns

They run campaigns that raise public awareness.

Their campaigns lead to direct pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). The campaigns are aimed at saving lives, releasing prisoners or stop prosecutions of people who post something on Facebook, show up at a rally, or otherwise exercise their right to have a voice in the country they love.

Civil Society Support

They support the movement inside Iran.

The thousands of people who are willing to risk their freedom in Iran need support. Our network of activists and organizations worldwide collects best practices and offers resources to the people of Iran. They also provide them with strategic and organizational support.