Press Releases
September 13, 2021NUFDI’s Complaint to NY Times: Farnaz Fassihi’s Problematic Iran Reporting
Dean Baquet, Executive Editor and the Editorial Board The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue Manhattan, New York 10018 Thursday 9 September 2021 Re: Complaint Against Farnaz Fassihi…
September 12, 2021NUFDI to Amnesty: Help Imprisoned Dissident in Iran
Paul O’Brien Executive Director Amnesty International USA Washington, DC Monday September 13, 2021 Dear Mr. O’Brien, As the Islamic Republic in Iran continues its four decade long…
August 15, 2021NUFDI to Biden: Use Frozen Assets for Vaccines
Mr. President, The people of Iran are facing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. While the world struggles with COVID 19, the Iranian people are struggling under a regime…
August 3, 2021Briefing on Iran Protests
Washington, DC — On Tuesday, August 3rd the National Union for Democracy in Iran NUFDI hosted a briefing with congressional staffers, leading think tank experts, and journalists…
July 18, 2021NUFDI Welcomes New Policy Fellow
Washington, DC — The National Union for Democracy in Iran NUFDI is proud to announce Navid Mohebbi, a former Iranian political prisoner and longtime activist, as its newest Policy…
July 12, 2021Islamic Republic Threatens Activist on U.S. Soil
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…
July 8, 2021Iranian-Americans Mourn Jehan Sadat
Washington, DC — NUFDI expresses our sincere condolences to the Sadat family on the passing of Mrs. Jehan Sadat, middle east 57672706 , a friend of the Iranian people, and women s…
July 1, 2021NUFDI's June Events
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…
June 18, 2021Massive Election Boycott in Iran
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…
June 16, 2021Historic Summit of Iranian Opposition
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…
May 19, 2021NUFDI Condemns Anti-Semitic Attack on Iranian-American Jews
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…
April 7, 2021NUFDI’s Letter to Clubhouse on Javad Zarif’s Abuse of the Platform
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…
February 19, 2021Letter to President Joe Biden on Iran
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…
November 13, 2020Al Qaeda Leader in Iran
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…
July 17, 2020Passing of Saeed Ghaemmaghami
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…
February 5, 2020Passing of Admiral Nassreddin Jahanbani
We express our sincere condolences to the family of the Admiral and to all Iranians. Obituary : Admiral Nassereddin Jahanbani of the Iranian Imperial Navy Admiral Nassereddin…
September 4, 2019Our Caspian Sea
After four decades in power, the Islamic Republic is at a crossroads. Demonstrations have become a reality of daily life. Iranians routinely voice their furious dissatisfaction…
August 19, 2019Crackdown on the 2019 Rebellion
We hold the Islamic Republic responsible for all inhumane acts. In recent weeks, the Islamic Republic in Iran has made a concentrated effort to crackdown on the latest uprising…
- July 26, 2019
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
10 Downing Street London, UK SW1A2AA Dear Mr. Prime Minister: On behalf of the National Union for Democracy in Iran NUFDI , I would like to congratulate you on your victory and…
July 22, 2019DNC Iran Platform
Washington, DC — The Democratic Party’s principles and vision allude to the values of equality and justice. Its very name honors the universal value of democracy and it’s 2016…
February 9, 2019The Islamic Republic’s Forty-Year Rule
The Islamic Republic marks its forty year anniversary this February, 2019. One prominent cleric, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, recently claimed that Iran has made more progress in the…
December 21, 2018NUFDI 2018 Executive Summary
It is with great pride and pleasure that I share with you once again our organization’s current year report and vision for the coming year. 2018 started with a new round of…
September 9, 2018Iranians Want Their Country Back
IRANIANS PROTEST HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN IRAN IRANIANS WANT THEIR COUNTRY BACK The National Union for Democracy in Iran NUFDI and other like minded organizations have organized…
August 1, 2018Letter to President Trump
The Honorable President Donald J. Trump President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: As a…