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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Censorship as a Preserver of the Old Order: From the Constitutional Revolution to the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance/ Mehrdad Naghibi

The policy of censorship and pre-publication review, as the primary deterrent to the advancement of culture, has continued to persist for years by relying on a wide range of available tools, aiding opponents of freedom of expression. Today, the issue of censorship is no longer confined to book publishing and the press; instead, all cultural, […]...

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The Necessity of Publicizing Arrests in the Islamic Republic/ Oveis Balouchi

In a land where the prison walls rise higher than the voice of truth, silence can be deadlier than torture. Every year, dozens of citizens in deprived regions—particularly in provinces like Sistan and Baluchestan, Khuzestan, Kurdistan, and others—are arrested on security-related charges without a single mention of their names in the media. These individuals, often […]...

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The Man Who Became Our Mother/ A Poem by Jamshid Azizi

Ah, the deceit of winter—Joy in lifeHas dwindled downTo mere survival. And yet,Poetry still exists.The moon still exists.In the palm of the oceanPearls are stillWaiting to be found. Though sleep has spread,WakefulnessRemains beautiful. They shatter the torches.They erase the starsWith black pens… To see tomorrow, We must awaken—Before we areAwoken. A man became our mother,With […]...

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The explosion in Bandar Rajaei and the unnamed victims; when death also needs an ID / Roozbeh Bolhari

Work-related accidents in countries around the world, especially in countries like Iran, constantly result in the death of workers and wage earners. One of the recent incidents related to work-related accidents is the explosion at the Rajai Port in Bandar Abbas, where dozens of workers and employees were killed and an unknown number of them […]...

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The Soul of the Port; A Psychological Analysis of the Collective Trauma Caused by the Explosion of Rajaee Port / Mehdi Anbari

The explosion incident in the port of Rajaei, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of people, is not just an industrial tragedy, but a traumatic event with widespread psychological and social dimensions for workers, families, and the entire Iranian society. This incident, along with a series of similar events such as the […]...

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Policy of Mourning: In search of solidarity amidst today’s crises / Mina Javani

Grief is not only a personal experience of loss, but also a social and political phenomenon that is closely linked to power structures, storytelling, and collective memory. In societies under the rule of authoritarian governments, mass deaths – particularly those caused by structural incapacity, widespread censorship, or management crises – take on a special political […]...

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A Look at the Causes of the Tragedy of Bandar Rajaei and Existing Theories / Sina Yousefi

The tragic incident of explosion in Bandar-e Rajaei, Bandar Abbas, which occurred on the 26th of April 2004, was recorded as one of the most bitter and far-reaching disasters in the recent years in the collective memory of the Iranian people. This terrible event claimed the lives of at least 70 people, injured over 1,240, […]...

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Explosion in Bandar Rajaei, safety absence in the heart of the incident/ Sara Ghanavati

In the past weeks, one of the main ports of the country suffered heavy consequences. On April 26, 2025, a terrible explosion occurred in the container area of Bandar-e-Jask port, which according to the latest reports, resulted in the death of over 50 people and injuries of more than 1000 people. The source of the […]...

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