We continue to stand in heartbroken, defiant solidarity with Mahsa Amini and courageous Iranians protesting her gruesome murder and a regime controlling their bodies, freedom, and autonomy

We continue to stand in heartbroken, defiant solidarity with Mahsa Amini and courageous Iranians protesting her gruesome murder and a regime controlling their bodies, freedom, and autonomy.

At least 154 people have been killed and thousands have been arrested and detained, many of whom were journalists. Students are risking their lives to protest at more than 100 universities, only to be met with deplorable violence, being trapped, gagged with plastic bags, beaten, shot at, arrested, and detained.

Our team has been searching diligently for the best way for Together Rising to support their fight.

Iranian activists are urging us to continue amplifying what’s happening on the ground in Iran. With the country under a state-controlled internet blackout designed to limit the information shared about the regime’s brutal response to the protests and abhorrent treatment of their citizens, sharing stories of solidarity and protest is more critical than it’s ever been.

We are listening. That’s why you are investing $113,000 in the Center for Human Rights in Iran, an Irani-led organization that is so deeply embedded that Iranians on the ground trust them to amplify their voices and stories.

From a mom: “The girls in our high school not only have already been participating in protests, they are full of ideas for continuing the protests once they return to school . . . the Intelligence Ministry has contacted the families of three students warning them not to allow their kids to participate in the protests . . . they are threatening the kids even before they show up in school.”

In addition to amplifying voices, the Irani-led Center for Human Rights in Iran has fourteen years of experience advocating for human rights for Iranians. From helping to change death penalty laws, to successfully advocating for stays of execution for juveniles, to securing medical releases for prisoners in Iran, they’ve never wavered in their commitment to the Iranian people and will remain steadfast for the months and years to come.

Thank you for supporting their critical, life-saving work through Together Rising.