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2016 NUFDI OverviewPress Releases
Dec 10, 2016

2016 NUFDI Overview

As we reflect on 2016, is with great pride and pleasure that I present the organization’s current year report and vision for the coming year. I am pleased to share that NUFDI continues to be a factor ...

Passing of Dr. Mohammad JassemiPress Releases
Nov 16, 2016

Passing of Dr. Mohammad Jassemi

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dr. Mohammad Jassemi on November 12, 2016. Dr. Jassemi was a patriot, an intellectual, a researcher and, above all, a man with a good heart and ...

Iran’s Path Towards Liberal Governance: A PerspectivePress Releases
Aug 27, 2016

Iran’s Path Towards Liberal Governance: A Perspective

The Iranian experience of the last thirty-seven years demonstrates that the Islamist theocracy, which has destroyed notions of secular and tolerant forces, coupled with the ruthless forces of repressi...

International Order and the Threat of Radical Islamic TerrorismPress Releases
Jul 20, 2016

International Order and the Threat of Radical Islamic Terrorism

This week the international community mourns yet another series of terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Dhaka, Baghdad, and Saudi Arabia. While these attacks continue to increase in frequency, some in the i...

Passing of Mr. Amir PourshojaPress Releases
Jun 6, 2016

Passing of Mr. Amir Pourshoja

Passing of Mr. Amir Pourshoja It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Mr. Amir Pourshoja on May 25, 2016. Mr. Pourshoja was a great patriot, one of the true lovers of Iran, a man ...

Passing Away of Mr. Faraj MohyeddinPress Releases
Dec 9, 2015

Passing Away of Mr. Faraj Mohyeddin

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Mr. Faraj Mohyeddin, the husband of Mrs. Zarrin Mohyeddin who is a prominent member and vice- chair of our organization. Mr. Mohyeddin was a...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of CanadaPress Releases
Dec 8, 2015

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada

Dear Mr. Prime Minister: On behalf of the National Union For Democracy in Iran, I would like to congratulate you on your historic election and wish you much success in the years to come. Throughout ...

An Open LetterPress Releases
Dec 7, 2015

An Open Letter

“If I leave, Iran will go down. If Iran goes down, the Middle East will go down. If the Middle East goes down, the world will suffer.” Thirty-eight years ago, the Shah of Iran uttered these words, for...

Our Deepest Condolences to the Etemadi FamilyPress Releases
May 23, 2015

Our Deepest Condolences to the Etemadi Family

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Mrs. Etemadi, the beloved mother of Nasser, Khosrow and Kourosh Etemadi recently. We express our most sincere condolences to her children an...