Washington, DC — The National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI) thanks the US Department of Justice for its investigation into a plot by the Islamic regime in Iran to kidnap and harm Iranian activist Masih Alinejad in New York City. The Islamic Republic has assassinated, kidnapped, threatened, and intimidated its opponents at home and
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Washington, DC — NUFDI expresses our sincere condolences to the Sadat family on the passing of Mrs. Jehan Sadat, the women’s rights pioneer, a friend of the Iranian people, and former First Lady of Egypt. Mrs. Sadat has a special place in the heart of Iranian-Americans and Iranians for the role she and her late
Washington, DC —The National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI) had the pleasure of hosting two highly successful events in mid-June. On the evening of Friday, June 18th — the date of the Islamic Republic’s thirteenth illegitimate election — NUFDI colleagues and supporters gathered to inaugurate and officially open our new office in downtown Washington,
Massive Boycott Election in Iran Washington, DC – The Iranian people, in a historic rebuke of the Islamic Republic in Iran, led a massive boycott of the regime’s sham elections. Despite pleas from the Supreme Leader, “reformists”, and other regime supporters, less than 20% of Iranians voted. The boycott of the election was part of
Washington, DC — On Friday June 11th, one week before the “elections” of the Islamic Republic in Iran, the regime’s notoriously fractured opposition gathered for a historic unity summit as a part of the nationwide “No to the Islamic Republic” campaign, started by activists inside Iran. The summit brought together monarchists and republicans, liberals and
Washington, DC– The National Union for Democracy in Iran condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the racist and anti-Semitic attacks perpetrated against members of the Iranian-American Jewish community on May 18, 2021. The Islamic Republic’s violence against the Jewish people and other religious minorities cause many to flee their homeland and seek safety in the
Paul Davison Co-Founder & CEO Clubhouse Dear Mr. Davison, On March 31, 2021 the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, participated in a Clubhouse room entitled “Unsaid: The Memorandum Between Iran and China, In Conversation with the Foreign Ministry Spokesman” with Saeed Khatibzadeh, the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman. Then on April 1st, 2021 a
President Joseph R. Biden The White House Washington, D.C., 20500 Dear President Biden, Congratulations on your assumption of the presidency. We write as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of Iranian Americans, the National Union for Democracy in Iran, which represents the views of those in our community who support human rights and democracy in Iran. We
Washington, DC — Today the Islamic Republic in Iran’s long history of coordination with and support of international terrorist organizations was once again laid bare in a new report by the New York Times that Muhammad al-Masri, a top Al Qaeda official, had been living freely in Iran. al- Masri, living in the Iranian capital
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mr. Saeed Ghaemmaghami, a well-spoken journalist and an icon of Iranian National Television. His programming, broadcast most recently from exile reached millions of Iranians at home and abroad. He was a true patriot and fought against the Islamic Republic’s atrocities until his last breath. Many