NIAC sent a letter today to the Director of the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) calling for a general license to support Iranians' access to information and communication to...
Harvard International Review - Sam Sasan Shoamanesh and Dr. Trita Parsi call for a list of internal and external measures to improve the human rights situation in Iran, originally published in th...
NIAC President Trita Parsi testified before the House Human Rights Commission, urging lawmakers to place a greater emphasis on the human rights issue in dealing with Iran. ...
Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman have introduced legislation to impose sanctions on individuals in Iran guilty of human rights abuses following the June 12 election. ...
Although plenty of Washington policymakers say the US should “support the green opposition in Iran,” how to do so remains a puzzle. One proposal in today’s Guardian has caught some a...
As one of the main pillars of power in the Islamic establishment, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani played a significant role in what became the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979. Depending on one’...
In Bam 6.6: Humanity Has No Borders, Iranian American director and producer Jahangir Golestan-Parast presents a new dimension to the tragedy that beautifully highlights Iranian culture and hospit...
Roger Cohen, the intrepid NYTimes columnist stationed in Iran before, during and after last June’s tumultuous presidential election, took aim at the conventional wisdom among Washington’s ...
The NY times reports that Secretary of State Clinton sparked more tension with Iran on Monday by suggesting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards is shifting the nation towards a military dictator...
Now more than ever, the narrow nuclear focus must be set aside and renewed attention given to the state of human rights in Iran. It is literally a matter of life and death. ...
"Iran is a sovereign state whose people are struggling bravely for their own freedom. It is natural and right for us to want to support their struggle. The question is how?" ...
Just over an hour ago, (6pm Thurs.) the Senate passed a sweeping expansion of Iran sanctions by unanimous voice vote. The bill, S.2799, was introduced by Senator Dodd last Fall and would require the...