Cold peace as a model of governance in the post-crisis era/ Mina Javani

After the end of the twelve-day war, the situation in Iran has seemingly entered a phase of stability; a phase that in political discourse is referred to as “mutual restraint” or “controlled tension”, but at a structural level, it is not only a sign of a return to normalcy, but also a continuation of the […]...

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New Control Tool: Critics’ SIM Card Disconnect/ Fereshteh Goli

Nowadays, having a SIM card is one of the necessities of life in the digital and virtual world, and any deprivation of this right for anyone can be considered a tragedy. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has emphasized the importance of access to communication tools as a human right in several official documents, especially in […]...

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Explosion in Bandar Abbas and the display of media censorship/ Navid Johari

In the explosion that shook the sky of Bandar Abbas, what fell beyond the smoke and fire in silence was “truth”. In closed systems, truth becomes a victim of security and propaganda mechanisms before it reaches the people. Media freedom is not only a fundamental right, but also the backbone of any healthy and accountable […]...

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Conversation with Dr. Azin Moheb, Professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran/ Nafiseh Sharafaldini

During the Mihssa Movement, universities in Iran were one of the main strongholds where the cry of “Women, Life, Freedom” was raised by students and professors. The demands of this section of the scientific community were completely in line with the demands of the people; demands that led thousands of people to take to the […]...

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Conversation with Dr. Azin Moheb, Professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran / Nafiseh Sharafaldini

During the Mihssa movement, Iranian universities were one of the main strongholds where the cry of “Women, Life, Freedom” was raised by students and professors. The demands of this section of the scientific community were completely in line with the demands of the people; demands that led thousands of people from their homes to the […]...

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The government of “National Unity” and its promises / Majid Shia’ali

Today, a government has come to power in Iran that considers its slogan to be national unity; a slogan that more than two decades ago, the movement for freedom – as part of the opposition to the government inside Iran – demanded through its statements and has been brought up again in political discussions in […]...

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Relentless suppression of Bahai’s/ The love of perfection

When I was reading the novel “Thursday Train” (1) by Anisa Dehghani, I came across a strange question: “It is possible to endure pain that is unique to you, but how can you endure pain that you must share with someone else?” “Thursday Train” delves into the lives of Iranians in the years after the […]...

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The emergence of storytelling and the art of soil/ Morteza Hamounian

They tell us a story and want us to believe it as they have said it. Speech is the one that prevails, and its assumption is that no one questions the victor. They make their own narrative, define their own history, and with the reinterpretation of everything, they also appropriate concepts for their own benefit. […]...

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“The sword of power over culture; who is the loser? A conversation with Albert Bghzian/Matin Mostafai”

According to the recent decision of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, which was approved in the afternoon session on Wednesday, 30 Khordad, under the leadership of Ebrahim Raisi, the responsibility of monitoring the areas of audio and video platforms and the “Home Display” network will now be under the responsibility of the Islamic […]...

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Support for Home Viewing Network: People’s Need and Time; Two Wings of One Flight / Saeed Maleki

Alvin Toffler, the theorist of the “Third Wave”, believes that after the two agricultural and industrial revolutions, humans have now entered the third revolution; the electronic revolution. He says that the emergence of phenomena has caused chaos and the only way to escape it is to choose a strategy of knowledge against these phenomena. Based […]...

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A Critique of “Ouj Media Organization” / Ali Kalai

From the very first months after the leadership of Ayatollah Khamenei, he tried to implant a concept called “cultural invasion” in people’s minds. A concept that reflected his way of thinking and his approach towards modern human lifestyle. In Azar 1368 (November/December 1989), he stated in a speech, “Now in our schools, streets, frontlines, and […]...

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The home viewing network, the latest victim of suppression / Marzieh Mohabbey.

In Iran, when television was under the monopoly of the government, all windows of critical thinking were closed and all avenues of influence for thoughts, beliefs, and existing discourses were obsessively blocked. As an arm of the security apparatus, it also took on the mission of suppressing the government’s opposition. Some speakers and journalists were […]...

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