Nazanin Afshin-Jam was invited by CIS(UK) for a series of events and meetings, from 6th July to 11th July 2008, to highlight the Human Rights abuses in the Islamic Republic of Iran and solicit the international public support for the pro-democracy movement inside Iran.
The highlight of her visit was a speech in the House of Commons on 8th July, which coincided with the 9th anniversary of the student uprising in Iran.