Gender-based violence against women is a subject that has been presented to the parliament in the form of a bill since 2020, but for unknown reasons, the parliament has not put it on its agenda. This bill is one of the few measures that have been taken to support women and has been drafted during […]...

This article focuses exclusively on the arguments for abolishing the death penalty. I will show where existing arguments fall short and propose an alternative that, I argue, is more robust and logically sound. Setting Aside Pseudo-Arguments To begin, we must first discard a few pseudo-arguments often presented against the death penalty. A popular claim condemns […]...

I don’t know where to start; from the day I entered Zahedan Intelligence Detention Center? Or from the night I heard the first news of my friends’ execution? I was there for twenty-one months, among walls that not only imprisoned the body of a person, but also their soul. A place where most people were […]...

The death of those who have committed injustice and their hands are stained with the blood of the people, without going through the process of justice, not only brings comfort to the oppressors but also deprives them of the opportunity to hear the truth of their atrocities. The death of “Hossein Ali Neiri” is one […]...

Iran is one of the countries that still widely uses the death penalty. This issue has always been accompanied by protests from human rights organizations. The important question is whether media pressure, including traditional and international media, as well as activism on social networks and launching hashtag campaigns, can be effective in stopping or canceling […]...

The death penalty, as one of the most severe and irreversible forms of punishment, has always been a subject of serious debate among legal scholars, sociologists, and human rights activists. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, execution has not only been a judicial tool, but also a political and ideological one, used in many cases […]...

Taking away someone’s life has always been considered a harsh, painful, irreversible, and irreparable punishment, and it is one of the tools that governments use to exert their power and control over members of society, and it continues to be used more and more. Killing humans by the hands of executioners, due to the momentary […]...

Execution is considered one of the most controversial forms of punishment in criminal systems around the world. After the advancement of civil society in different countries, the issue of executions has always been subject to moral, legal, and political criticisms. However, what has caused increased concern in recent years is the significant rise in “political […]...

The death penalty is one of the most controversial topics in contemporary criminal law. Despite the global trend towards limiting and abolishing it, it is still used in some countries – especially in cases of serious crimes. In some countries, it is also used as a political tool not only to combat crime, but also […]...

In the month of Khordad 1391 (June 2012), the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran said in a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the establishment of the ruling system in Iran: “We have set a record.” The reality is that he was right; even before that time, the Islamic Republic was one of the […]...