Mansoureh Mohammadi: Drug Sanctions Are Just a Slogan/ Ali Kalaei

According to Mansoureh Mohammadi, a poet, writer, political-social activist, and member of the disabled community, “One of the factors causing mental health crises for children with disabilities in Iran is the national media.” She says, “This media never respects people with disabilities. It never raises their social status. It always portrays them as objects of […]...

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Conversation with Bahman Eshghi, Secretary General of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture / Ali Kalaii

According to him, governments should be facilitators, not interveners. When government interference and intervention occur, renovation is delayed and wear and tear increases. Our topic of discussion is the wear and tear and problems in the transportation industry in Iran. The monthly magazine “Khat-e-Solh” has addressed the issues in this field and has had a […]...

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Conversation with Mehrdad Taghizadeh, former deputy of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development/ Morteza Hamounian

As the Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development in the twelfth government and former member of the Supreme Council of National Aviation, I believe that we can benefit from foreign airlines in the domestic aviation network. He admits that we are “facing the problem of obsolescence in the transportation industry” but we do not […]...

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The citizenship rights of individuals with disabilities are ignored twice/ Delbar Tavakoli

The Islamic Republic is one of the rarest governments that violates its own laws or throws them into the archives. The Law on Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is one of these laws that was passed after a decade of ups and downs with 34 articles and 29 clauses in the month […]...

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The heaviness of the travelers’ gaze on the bodies of people with disabilities / Meliheh Nazari

Promoting mental and spiritual health necessarily involves utilizing the maximum potential of the remaining physical abilities of individuals with disabilities. Issues such as making public places accessible, providing access to public transportation, and obtaining appropriate rehabilitation tools are definitely considered important and influential in this field. Therefore, the possibility of accessing public places and using […]...

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Increasing population at any cost/ Beloved Tavakoli

The Eastern newspaper reported, citing Sareng Younesi, the head of the specialized laboratory for fetal health, that with the implementation of the population growth law and the deprivation of midwives’ right to screen, 12 children with Down syndrome were born last year. In the news, it has been reported that Fatemeh Hashemi, the head of […]...

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People with disabilities have been forgotten in Iran/ Azad Mohammadi

Laws that are not enforced, facilities that are handed over to the private sector in the city, and budget cuts. The citizenship and human rights of individuals with disabilities are not considered in Iran and it seems that they are caught in the problems of the government, budget shortages, and chaotic privatization. The people of […]...

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One legal violation: Removal of the thought-provoking question from the budget line for the disabled / Ehsan Haghani

One of the most important and fundamental criteria for ensuring equal enjoyment of social rights and opportunities and eliminating discrimination is special and increased support for individuals who are deprived of certain physical and mental abilities. This disability makes it difficult, and in some cases impossible, for these individuals to have equal access to social […]...

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Lack of access for people with disabilities to public transportation; in conversation with Behrouz Morvari, disability rights activist / conversation by Mari Mohammadi.

All societies are made up of different groups, with each member sometimes being in the majority and sometimes in the minority. Each person is simultaneously a member of multiple groups based on gender, religious and spiritual beliefs, financial status, profession, ethnicity, and more. However, one of the major problems is that when someone is in […]...

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The necessity of mandatory genetic testing before marriage / Nazila Rostamzadeh

Nowadays, pre-marital genetic counseling has become a very necessary and essential step. Genetic counseling and, if necessary, genetic testing can prevent the occurrence of many congenital and genetic diseases, and reduce the possibility of giving birth to infants with congenital defects (mental and physical disabilities). Genetic tests have different types, each with a different cost; […]...

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