{"id":89084,"date":"2026-08-06T09:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=89084"},"modified":"2026-08-06T09:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T07:46:13","slug":"final-call-join-the-30th-free-iran-telethon-starting-august-7-keep-simay-e-azadi-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2026\/08\/final-call-join-the-30th-free-iran-telethon-starting-august-7-keep-simay-e-azadi-on-air\/89084\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Call: Join the 30th Free Iran Telethon Starting August 7 \u2013 Keep Simay-e Azadi on Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89090\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89090\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30th-Free-Iran-Telethon-August-7-9.jpg\" alt=\"The 30th Free Iran Telethon begins August 7. Stand with Simay-e Azadi and help keep the independent voice of free Iran on air.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30th-Free-Iran-Telethon-August-7-9.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30th-Free-Iran-Telethon-August-7-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30th-Free-Iran-Telethon-August-7-9-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 30th Free Iran Telethon begins August 7. Stand with Simay-e Azadi and help keep the independent voice of free Iran on air.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>August 6, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Iranian communities and freedom supporters worldwide are issuing a final urgent call: the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2026\/08\/iranian-communities-worldwide-rally-for-the-30th-free-iran-telethon-supporting-simay-e-azadi\/88962\/\" rel=\"\">30th Free Iran Telethon<\/a> begins tomorrow, Friday, August 7, and continues through Sunday, August 9, 2026.For three full days, Iranians across Europe, North America, Australia and beyond will unite to support <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/en_simayazadi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simay-e Azadi<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranntv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">INTV<\/a>)\u2014the first independent 24-hour Persian-language satellite television channel dedicated to freedom, democracy and human rights.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-adyw6z r-135wba7 r-b88u0q\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Why This Telethon Matters Now<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simay-e-Azadi<\/a> has operated for more than three decades without a single dollar from any government or foreign power. It stays on the air solely through the contributions of its viewers. At a time when the Iranian regime intensifies censorship and repression, this independent network remains one of the few reliable sources of uncensored news for people inside Iran and the diaspora.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every donation helps break the regime\u2019s information blackout, expose human rights violations, and amplify the voices of the Iranian people and their Resistance.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-adyw6z r-135wba7 r-b88u0q\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">How You Can Take Part<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Join the live telethon broadcasts starting tomorrow.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Make a contribution\u2014large or small\u2014to keep Simay-e Azadi broadcasting.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Share the call with friends and family using the hashtag <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">#FreeIranTelethon<\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Organizers emphasize that this year\u2019s telethon comes at a critical moment for Iran. Supporting an independent media outlet that refuses to be silenced is a concrete act of solidarity with the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for a free and democratic future.\u00a0The message from communities around the world is clear: the voice of free Iran must not go silent. Tomorrow the telethon begins. Be part of it.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcfa Simay Azadi's 30th Telethon | August 7\u20139, 2026<br><br>For over three decades, Simay Azadi has remained an independent voice for the Iranian people\u2014receiving no funding from any government or foreign power.<br><br>It stays on the air through the support of its viewers.<br><br>Join the telethon\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/68ZEi9liFj\">pic.twitter.com\/68ZEi9liFj<\/a><\/p>\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/2081027927865496047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 30th Free Iran Telethon begins August 7\u20139. 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