Jahangir Shahvari: The Saedinia case is intended to intimidate and warn society / Pedram Tahseni

The protests of January 1404, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of protesters and the widespread use of violence by security agencies, have been described by many as the bloodiest protests in the contemporary history of Iran and the world. The consequences of these protests were not limited to the streets and mass arrests, […]...

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From the rule of law to the state of confiscation/ Sara Qureshi

Introduction: Terminological explanation In this article, the concept of the general power of the state is consciously used, not political sovereignty. This choice of language is not accidental. The state here is not simply the construction of political power, but an institution that, in the logic of public law, is responsible for implementing the law, […]...

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Witness accounts of the January 1404 uprising/ Nafiseh Sharaf al-Dinini

The accumulated crises in the political, economic, and social structure of the Islamic Republic reached an explosive point in January 1404, which, in terms of geographical scope, the intensity of government violence, and the depth of popular demands, constituted the most unprecedented challenge to governance in Iran’s contemporary history. The January 1404 uprising, which sprouted […]...

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Truck Drivers’ Strike: A Symbol of Economic Crisis and Government Inaction/ Roozbeh Bolhari

For several days, a very large number of cities across Iran witnessed a truck drivers’ strike—an action that began on the first of Khordad (May 22, 2025) and, due to its scale and its reflection on social media and in public opinion, forced officials of the Islamic Republic to respond. Truck drivers protested a wide […]...

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Suicide on the last day of autumn/ Hope Aghdami

In the early days of December this year, the ILNA news agency reported on the suicide of two workers at the Chavar Ilam petrochemical plant on the last day of autumn. With the suicide of these two workers, the number of suicides in this petrochemical complex has reached six in the past two years. A […]...

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The struggles of the sugar workers of Haft-Tappeh and the current situation of the protest movement / Amir Javaheri Langroudi.

The final words. Continuous protests in our society today, above all, are met with strategizing for the survival of the striking workers and breaking the imposition of hunger on them by employers and the government. This is often accompanied by media siege, intimidation, and suppression of the striking workers in order to exacerbate the effects […]...

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Where will the strikes go?/ Reza Alijani

This is a caption This is a caption. Reza Alijani Reformists are generally focused on elections, but reformists believe that different sections of society, as well as civil, political, and trade movements, can use all peaceful means to bring about change in their individual and collective lives and destinies. The tools that can create “change” […]...

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