Three Years After Mahsa/Jina Amini’s Killing, ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Endures Against Repression and War
Washington D.C. – This year should have been Mahsa/Jina Amini’s twenty-sixth birthday. Instead, her name has become inseparable from ‘Zan, Zendegi, Azadi’ (Woman, Life, Freedom), a movement that redefined Iranian society. Since Mahsa’s killing in morality police custody in September 2022, Iranian women and allies have continued a generational struggle that confronts Iran’s stringent hijab […]
NIAC Statement on Israeli Military Strikes in Iran
Washington, DC – NIAC President Jamal Abdi issued the following statement following Israel’s military strikes against targets in Iran: Last night, Israel launched an attack against Iran, with strikes hitting military targets inside Iran. At least four military personnel have been reported killed, which could increase with time. Iran’s initial reaction has been to largely […]
NIAC Statement on Israeli Strikes in Isfahan, Iran
We were deeply disturbed by the reports of an Israeli military strike in Isfahan last night which risked triggering a new cycle of violence in the brewing conflict between Israel and Iran. We call on Iran and Israel to stand down from further retaliation and respect international law, and for President Biden to finally move with urgency to de-conflict and end the war in Gaza.
NIAC Statement on Iranian Retaliation Against Israel
We are deeply concerned that Iranian retaliatory strikes following Israel’s April 1 attack on its diplomatic compound in Damascus will move the region even further from the path to peace and security. Now is the time for restraint and diplomacy, not more military escalation. Anyone who yearns for a future in which Iranians are free of the shackles of authoritarianism must reject war and work for peace and diplomacy.