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November 24, 2025

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Responsiveness of officials to citizens: Dream or reality? A conversation with Mostafa Tork Hamadani / Ali Kalaii.

The topic of discussion in the monthly magazine “Khat-e-Solh” with “Mostafa Tork Hamedani”, a lawyer and legal expert, is the issue of accountability of the government towards its citizens. He seeks the right to accountability in the eighth principle of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran and in the matter of enjoining good […]...

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Created By: Ali Kalaei
September 23, 2023

Whistleblowing as a tool for bureaucratic accountability/ Judicial Trustee

The goal of this article is to familiarize with the key role and function of whistleblowers in holding the government accountable, especially in appointed and bureaucratic sectors. Whistleblowing by a government employee from within a governmental institution is not only an act in the realm of media and news, but also a crucial element in […]...

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Created By: Amin Ghazaie
September 23, 2023

The government’s response to the people in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Alireza Goodarzi

Who is the government (in the broad sense) primarily accountable to? The answer is clear on one side and dark on the other. According to international law, the government (State) must be accountable to other governments for some of its actions. Unfortunately, the Islamic Republic of Iran has not done much to contribute to the […]...

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Created By: Alireza Goodarzi
September 23, 2023

Law and Freedom of Speech / Alireza Goodarzi

There are several major barriers to freedom of speech, one of which is the law. I see other barriers as: extra-legal restrictions, customs and norms of societies, pressure groups, and the inability of governments to guarantee the right to freedom of speech. “I defend this from a few examples. According to the 27th principle of […]...

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Created By: Alireza Goodarzi
February 20, 2023

Akbar Aalami: Personal interpretations of the law violate individuals’ privacy / Simin Rouzgar

We sat down with Akbar Aalamy, a lawyer and certified legal expert in the field of “privacy” and its place in various cultures and laws, especially in Iran. Mr. Aalamy, who was also a former representative of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission in the sixth and seventh terms of the Islamic Consultative Assembly […]...

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Created By: Simin Rouzgard
October 15, 2015