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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Repentance in the trap of Satan; in conversation with Reza Kazemzadeh/ Dina Ghalibaf

If we sit down to read the accounts of political prisoners in the prisons of the Islamic Republic in the 1960s, it is impossible not to hear about the policy of repentance during this time; a process in which political prisoners were forced to repent by interrogators and prison officials, and despite their shame and […]...

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Divine government and repentance/ Abdolali Bazarqan

“Tawabsazi” and the misuse of religion in service of the government and power, seems to have been initiated by Assadollah Lajvardi – also known as Evin’s executioner – from the early years of the revolution, and reached its peak during the massacre of the Mojahedin and individuals associated with leftist groups in 1988. Television confessions, […]...

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Compulsory repentance; a law in service of more restrictions for religious freedom / Mostafa Daneshgar

Domestic news agencies have reported the announcement of the “Repentance Verification” guidelines by the head of the judiciary. Although the reason for this announcement is stated as the legitimate and legal establishment of repentance in judicial institutions and its significant role in reforming and educating criminals and preventing the repetition of crimes, it can potentially […]...

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How can music create active citizens? / Sara Nadafian

Songs for solidarity. Can music play a role in creating cohesion in societies and strengthening civil society? This is a question that some “community-based institutions” are trying to create experiences for through music education. One example of these institutions is the “Community Music Works” (CMW) located in Providence, Rhode Island in the United States. This […]...

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