Friday 24. Apr 2026
We are pleased to share that TCF has joined the forming Academia-Jomhoor Consortium for Civic Reconstruction and Democratic Capacity, together with the Institute for Social Sciences & Humanities Iran Academia and Jomhoor.
The consortium aims to provide Iranians, inside the country and in the diaspora, with a secure, decentralised infrastructure for citizen participation, structured dialogue, and democratic organisation — without exposing individuals’ identities. Iran Academia serves as the intellectual, research and educational engine, while Jomhoor (alongside TCF’s work on Fordem and Iranians.vote) contributes the technological and civic infrastructure. The MOU is still being developed and the agreement has not yet been finalised. Cooperation so far has been very positive, and we look forward to a long-term, fruitful partnership in service of our society. Announcement: https://iranacademia.com/news/launching-the-jomhoor-academia-consortium-to-restore-citizen-agency-and-rebuild-democratic-capacity-for-iranians/?lang=en
Sunday 06. Apr 2025
We are happy to announce the successful completion of our technical objectives in the Iranian national identity card (INID) SDK reverse-engineering project. We can now utilize the INID in a manner similar to our use of Iranian biometric passports in theIranians.vote project to generate zero-knowledge proof.
As always, we are committed to developing the Fordem digital democracy platform, the Iranians.vote referenda tool, as well as providing oppositional civil society with essential digital democracy services.
Tuesday 21. Jan 2025
As we make progress with reverse-engineering NID card we received a grant of $10K on 15th January 2025 to engage more professionals.
Friday 17. January 2025
Together with a collaborating partner, we submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of State for ERAM — Citizen State Interface, a pilot project to build a secure digital platform enabling Iranian citizens to participate in democratic processes and strengthen civil society. ERAM was designed across four objectives: (1) secure digital civic engagement through zero-knowledge proof technology applied to Iranian biometric passports and national ID cards, including open-sourcing the national SDK; (2) democratic deliberation, multilingual educational content, and interactive onboarding playgrounds; (3) transparency and accountability through ZKP blockchain-based voting systems; and (4) a Movement Bank enabling citizen networks, and mobilization through a secure cryptocurrency wallet, fundraising tools, and a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) framework for community governance. No response was received from the State Department.
Saturday 28. December 2024
We submitted a project proposal to the U.S. Department of State for the development of the Iranian Urban Civil-Military Confrontation Simulation Software — a modular simulation platform designed to model civil-military confrontations in Iranian urban environments. The software would incorporate real geographic data via GIS integration, historically-informed probability models, and configurable actor systems representing Iran’s complex security apparatus (regular military, IRGC, Basij, police) as well as civilian protest groups. Key features included multi-party negotiation mechanics, unit loyalty and defection dynamics, and a scenario editor for testing various civil resistance strategies without real-world risk. The proposal drew on academic work in simulating civil-military relations during mass uprisings (Cambridge Core, PS: Political Science and Politics). No response was received from the State Department.
Monday 28. Oct 2024
As we previously announced, at Transnational Community Federation and in alliance with our partners we develop the digital democracy platform Iranians.vote.
To provide digital democratic services to more than 60 million Iranians we work on eNID (Iran’s Smart National ID Card).
With the ongoing conflict in mind we came to the conclusion that we should cooperate with other stakeholders to accelerate offering the alternative.
Below is our first step:
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Tuesday 13. August 2024
Today we shut down Iranians.vote’s server and unpublish the app on Google Play to save resources. We consider the effort a successful minimum viable product which served the purpose. Our next release will be CivicCompass, a general survey tool.
Wednesday 3. July 2024
We would like to announce the conclusion of our joint legal investigation together with the Digital Freedom Act for Iran Coalition (archived). This effort was about legally protesting the lifting of the sanctions against Abr Arvan (2024/1033) and intervention in the case T-23/23 25 at European Court of Justice on behalf of the families of the November 2019 Massacre in Iran. For the full report head over to the following link and request for access: https://digitalfreedomact.org/reports/ (archived)
We will of course not stop here and keep working until justice is served and Iranians’ digital rights are legally respected in the EU. Our activities involve informing EU parliamentarians and public opinion through bulletins and advocacy. Do let us know if you would like to join!
Thursday 27. June 2024
Together with IranUnchained, Rarimo and Freedom Tool teams we will launch Iranians.vote zero-knowledge proof voting system for Iranians to cast their vote of no confidence parallel to the 2024 islamic state’s presidential “election”.
Press releases: English here | Persian here
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Today we unveil “Iran Political Action Calendar” a tool to synchronise global political actions by Iranians, targeting influence over local politics and media. This public Google calendar supports our collective endeavour to advocate for democracy and human rights, inspired by the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement. By aligning our efforts worldwide, we can effectively advocate and raise awareness to shape public opinion and policy in support of a free Iran. In this calendar we will list events such as demonstrations, advocacy meetings, and media campaigns, offering everyone a chance to participate and coordinate.
Join us in this crucial effort—visit the calendar, participate in events, and help amplify our voice. Together, we can impact change and promote freedom for Iran.
For details on how to access and contribute, please write to Iran at transcf dot org. You can find the calendar: here.
Thursday 25 April 2024
While there have been some movements in the European Parliament with respect to pressuring the regime, there is not a consequential sea change which will radically alter the path of the regime towards democracy. If anything, the regime has doubled-down, on its intent, by condemning Toomaj Salehi (an extremely popular rapper and outspoken critic) to death!
In the USA, the efforts of Iranian-American activists led to the passing of the Mahsa Act.
For the Iran work of TCF, the initial project may be to help the effort towards designating the IRGC as a terrorist entity. Tentative plans have been agreed-upon.
Sunday 21 April 2024
Efforts toward achieving a democratic Iran are being pursued along various paths. Currently, the regime’s actions regarding Israel have drawn Iranians’ attention. Other issues include: the intensification of the crackdown on women; flooding in Sistan and Baluchistan province and other structural failures in Iran’s environmental management; the condition of protest victims; threats and intimidation of activists in exile; lobbying for the Mahsa Act by Iranian Americans; and the effort to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization.
Preliminary planning for TCF’s Iran-focused activities is underway. An attempt has been made to redesign the website, but more fundamental changes to its underlying technology may be needed. For now, this has been postponed and temporary workarounds are being used.
