Homa Association
Voice for Freedom, Human Rights, and Iran’s Courageous Athletes
The Homa Association is a cultural and sports organization dedicated to advancing freedom and human rights among Iranians, with a special focus on athletes and Iran’s national heroes. We bring together freedom-loving Iranians and athletes who believe in dignity, justice, and the liberation of Iran, without discrimination of any kind.
Our association stands in honor of the many athletes who have paid the highest price in the struggle for freedom, including Habib Khabiri and Mahshid Razzaghi, members of Iran’s national football teams and connected to Homa Club, who were killed by the ruling regime in Iran.
Homa Association also supports the Iranian freedom-loving athletes movement, which includes more than 100 Iranian world champions, national team members, and club-level champions.
Who We Are
Homa Association is more than a cultural or athletic institution. It is a meeting point for Iranians and freedom-loving athletes who are united by a shared commitment to human rights, freedom, and the future of Iran.
Our work is rooted in solidarity. We aim to create a space where the voices of athletes, national figures, and advocates for justice can come together and stand against oppression. Through awareness, advocacy, and international outreach, we seek to honor the legacy of those who stood bravely for freedom and to support those who continue that struggle today.
Our Mission
Our mission is to promote freedom and human rights among Iranians, especially within the community of athletes, champions, and national heroes. We work to amplify the voices of those who defend justice, expose repression, and stand for the dignity of the Iranian people.
Our Vision
We envision a future in which Iranian athletes and citizens can live, compete, and speak freely in a society built on human rights, equality, and liberty. We believe sport can be a powerful platform for truth, unity, and change, and we are committed to using that platform in the service of a free Iran.
A Message from the President
Homa Association stands for remembrance, responsibility, and resistance. We believe that athletes are not only champions in competition, but can also be champions of conscience, courage, and human dignity.
By connecting Iranian athletes and supporters of freedom across the world, we hope to strengthen a movement that speaks for justice and stands with victims of oppression in Iran.
Hassan Nayebagha
President, Homa Association
Meet the President
Hassan Nayebagha is a former member of the Iranian National Football Team who represented Iran in the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina and the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada. During his athletic career, he took part in more than 100 national and international events and earned numerous titles and honors, including the Asian Championship gold medal in 1976.
In addition to his achievements in sport, Mr. Nayebagha has a strong academic background. He served as an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego in 1983, holds two master’s degrees in Sociology and Anthropology, and pursued doctoral studies in Sociology at UC San Diego.
Over the years, he has written and edited more than 1,000 articles on politics, culture, science, sports, human rights violations in Iran, and the Iranian regime’s policies of terrorism, fundamentalism, and nuclear ambition. His body of work also includes more than 10 books focused on social psychology, sports, and the crimes committed by the Iranian regime against Iran’s national champions.
Today, Hassan Nayebagha is also a member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, a coalition of Iranian opposition groups.
Our Campaigns
Homa Association has supported and promoted a range of campaigns, public letters, and international advocacy efforts in defense of Iranian athletes and human rights.
Hassan Nayebagha Meets Eusébio at the European Parliament
April 2008
The Homa Youth Sports Festivals
2008–2011 | Cologne, Germany
Letter from 100 Sports Champions, Including 20 Members of Iran’s National Football Teams
A call to expel the Iranian regime and the Iranian Football Federation from the 2020 Asian Champions League in Doha and from other Asian and international competitions.
Letter from 93 Iranian National and World Champions to the NIOC, FILA, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the UN Human Rights Council, and the EU Commission leadership
September 2020
A campaign to save the life of Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari from execution by the Iranian regime.
Letter to the Lilian Thuram Foundation and the Johan Cruyff Foundation
September 2024
The project focused on saving the lives of athletes and victims of human rights violations in Iran.
Letter from 70 Athletes, World Champions, and Olympians in Iran
September 2025
A call to save the life of Iranian boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani from execution by the Iranian regime.
Gallery
Moments of Memory, Resistance, and Solidarity
This gallery reflects important moments in the history of Iranian athletes, acts of resistance, and the enduring connection between sport and the struggle for freedom.
The great Homa team against Persepolis, at a time when the Shah’s dictatorship executed Nader Safari, brother of team captain Naeem Safari, on August 30, 1976. Habib Khabiri, later killed by Khomeini’s regime, was also present in the team.
Conference held in Paris during the 1998 World Cup to condemn the Iranian regime’s brutal execution of national football champions.
Stand With Iran’s Freedom-Loving Athletes
Join us in raising awareness, defending human rights, and honoring the courage of Iranian athletes who have stood against oppression. Together, we can help keep their voices alive and support the cause of freedom in Iran.