Suppression of Sufism Circle; A manifestation of violation of freedom of expression and belief in Iran/ Witness of Alavi

“این عکس یک آیتم جذاب است” This photo is an attractive item. “Shahed Alavi” Article 23 of the Iranian Constitution prohibits the inspection of beliefs, and Article 24 of the same law states that publications and media are free to express ideas that do not violate the principles of Islam and public rights. Article 25 […]...

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Civil society in Iran and support for the rights of minorities; criticisms and hopes/ Witness AliThe Civil Society in Iran and the Support for the Rights of Minorities; Criticisms and Hopes/ Witness Ali

This is a caption This is a caption. Shahed Alavi Writing about Iranian civil society is difficult due to uncertainty about its agency, and this difficulty is intensified when discussing its relationship with the Baha’i community. The question of the effectiveness or agency of civil society in Iran is a valid question if we accept […]...

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Invalid line of activists on reporting “Let him be human” / Witness Alavi

The story of human rights violations in Kurdistan is a tearful tale. However, this bitter narrative, this open wound, was either denied for a long time or portrayed as a great lie to victimize the oppressed, or it was told in such a vague and sometimes heroic way that it was difficult for the audience […]...

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Money from you, certificate from us/ Sussan Mohammadkhani Ghiaathvand

An overview of some aspects of administrative corruption in Iranian universities. “این عکس یک پروفایل است” “This is a profile picture.” Sousan Mohammadkhani Ghiasvand The university and scientific center in Iran has a history of more than 1700 years. As the spokesperson for the Khuzestan Cultural Heritage Lovers Association tells Mehr News Agency, Jundi Shapur […]...

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Chemical bombing; tactic or strategy? / Witness Alavi

This is a caption. Shahed Alavi About Black Monday in Sardasht, colorful balloons in the sky over the city in the morning and black fighter jets in the sky in the afternoon, about the day of death with the taste of lemon and bitter almonds, we have written, read, and seen very little today, 29 […]...

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Execution; State Killing and the Flawed Cycle of Violence/ Witness Alavi

The death penalty, which involves taking away a person’s life, is an irreversible punishment. This irreversibility of the punishment, in situations where there is always a possibility of a mistake in judgment, turns it into the worst form of punishment. However, this is not the whole story. Neither the arguments of opponents of this execution […]...

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Victims of lack of development or policies of suppression and imposition of poverty?/ Witness Alavi

The bitter narrative of Kurdish porters is a story full of pain, suffering, and blood. It is the story of Kurds who are not citizens, Kurds living in the western and northwestern border areas of Iran who carry goods on their backs or on horses or tractors to make a living, even if they don’t […]...

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