Legal Review of the Execution Sentence of “Sharifeh Mohammadi” / Ehsan Haghi

It has been a few days since the news of the death sentence for “Sharifeh Mohammadi” has caused great sadness and anger in the Iranian society. This sentence was issued by the first branch of the Revolutionary Court in Rasht, with the charge of “rebellion”. “Examining the legal aspects of this ruling is challenging for […]...

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The War of Women Against the Oppressive Government Machine / Banafsheh Jamali

A 14-year-old girl, while hiding behind an electrical kiosk, is trembling and staring in awe at the approaching Basij forces. The Basij forces stand up and the officers start marching, rushing towards the girl. The young girl fights back against the officers’ punches and kicks, but the large number of officers has her terrified. Some […]...

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Is an unjust law still a law?/ Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour

One of the most important issues that is currently being discussed in society is determining the boundary of “civil disobedience” with law-breaking, legalism, and the religious term “oppression”. The attention to this issue has led to the question of the relationship between ethics and law, justice and ethics, or in a religious perspective, the interaction […]...

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Does changing governments result in a change in the performance of teacher unions? / Reza Dehlavi

The teacher unions in Iran declared their existence in the late 1970s after the revolution. Five independent and non-governmental unions called “Teacher Unions” were established in five provinces, as pioneers in pursuing the rights of teachers and students and entering the field of union demands. From the beginning of the 1980s, more teachers attempted to […]...

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A Look at the Election Promises of Physicians Regarding “Filtering” and “Monitoring” / Hormoz Sharifian

The world has different policies, one of which is the world of “promises”. Nowadays, politicians in all forms of government – from democratic to semi-democratic and even authoritarian – are forced to make promises to the people and the people usually have no choice but to “vote” based on the promises they hear from the […]...

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Violation of privacy, under the guise of protecting public security/ Soghra Rahimi

According to reports published on social media in the past weeks, security forces have displayed another form of violence against women by violating their privacy at metro stations and continuing the enforcement of compulsory hijab. According to these reports, passengers are confronted with officers who, without their consent, confiscate and search their mobile phones under […]...

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Refugee rejection or asylum? War or peace? / Alireza Goodarzi

I still hadn’t started school, in the early 1990s, one day we went to visit one of our relatives and I was playing with my cousin in the alley. A childish argument broke out and both sides were using the word “Afghani” as an insult towards each other. I didn’t understand why “Afghani” had to […]...

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Afghan immigrants, opportunity or threat? / Fereshteh Goli

  The attractiveness of Iran for Afghan migrants. According to statistics from the International Organization for Migration, after the Taliban regained control, seventy percent of Afghan refugees have migrated to Iran. Despite the actions taken and the negative attitude of Iranian society towards migrants, which is also prominent in Afghanistan, what secret lies in choosing […]...

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Verification of “repentance” and regret from the perspective of human rights / Seyyed Mohammad Sohofi

I am neither a legal expert, nor a judge, nor an expert in Islamic jurisprudence. Rather, in this short note, I am trying to share my understanding of the guidelines for repentance (the notification of the head of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic in July 1403) with you; although, due to my lack of […]...

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“Intervention of repentance in judicial matters and reminding of repentance; conversation with Sadegheh Vasemghi/ Ali Kalaii”

In the first half of Tir month 1403, in the aftermath of the helicopter crash of Ebrahim Raisi and preparations for the election of the 14th government of the Islamic Republic, the head of the judiciary announced a set of guidelines that, if discussed in a different context, could have sparked many debates and opinions. […]...

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