“این عکس یک مرد در حال گرفتن عکس از منظره‌ای زیباست” “This photo shows a man taking a picture of a beautiful landscape.” The scent of Mazafariyan. Usually on the dates of International Day of the Girl Child and International Women’s Day, the issue of girls’ marriage is highlighted, but the marriage of boys has […]...

“Hurana”, which operates as the first specialized human rights news agency in Iran, has declared its mission to be informing the public with the aim of raising awareness for the benefit of victims of human rights violations. This news agency, which combines the principles of journalism with the essence and subject of human rights, has […]...

From years of imprisonment until now, I have always tried to make the most of the minimal opportunities to advance my human goals, regardless of the place and time. When the security system tried to take away our land of activity by imprisoning people like me and put us in a state of passivity through […]...

It was the 11th of Ordibehesht month in the year 1385 and International Workers’ Day; it was decided that together with our comrades from the “Left Radical” group – who later became “Student Movement for Freedom and Equality” and eventually disbanded – we would join the protesting dismissed workers in front of the company’s union. […]...

“From the ashes of every great event, something is born that may continue to evolve. The phoenix is born from its own ashes; each time, this new phoenix may take on a different form, but the continuation and evolution of the same story that existed yesterday and has now emerged in a new form today.” […]...

Undoubtedly, the complexity of social relationships and the diversity of individual and social needs have long emphasized the necessity of strengthening society. Without civil institutions, society is unable to meet all its needs, overcome all its problems, and establish public trust within itself. The necessity of having social institutions has been emphasized by philosophers such […]...

1. It was the eleventh of Ordibehesht month. It was the first of May, International Workers’ Day. I had gone to cover the gathering of workers from the bus company’s union. It was close to noon and the crowd was growing by the minute. There were some citizens, families of workers, and students. A young […]...

In the end of August 1980, the first national gathering of Baha’is in Iran and two of their colleagues were arrested by unknown agents and taken to a secret location where they were later executed. The details of their arrest, possible harassment and torture, and ultimately the execution of these leaders of the Baha’i community […]...

First glance: The Baloch people are deprived of having a television and radio that can express their problems. The media of the Islamic Republic has boycotted Balochistan and what is broadcasted on radio and television about the Baloch people is superficial, promotional, and ceremonial. In general, the programs of radio and television in the field […]...

The external view of the “Human Right Activists in Iran, HRAI” is visible to all, mostly through its news Agency HRANA and at a different level through its monthly journal of “Peace Line”; however the interpretations and perceptions of it may vary. How is the internal view of this organization, especially from the eyes of […]...