Execution in International Human Rights Documents / Alireza Goodarzi

Execution in the legal system of Iran is one of the punishments that results in the loss of life, but in the international human rights system, execution is generally considered equivalent to the death penalty. In this sense, intentionally taking the life of a human being is considered a form of punishment by law and […]...

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The dramatic increase in the number of executions in Iran and its reasons/ Morteza Hamounian

“Record keeping is the ruler of death” On average, one person is executed daily in Iran. These words are from Diana Eltahawy, the director of the Middle East and North Africa office of Amnesty International. The statistics are for the first six months of the current year. As the leader of the regime says, “We […]...

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“World Day of Girls and a Time for Iranian Girls / Elaheh Amani”

Mahsa Amini, the most famous girl in the world. October 11th was the International Day of Girls. In 2022, it marks the 10th year of recognizing this day as the International Day of Girls by the United Nations. This year’s theme is “Our time is now–our rights, our future”. It is a symbol of the […]...

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“Companion of school, revolution and street/ Beloved and friendly.”

The History of Student Movements in Iran from the Constitutional Revolution to Today Three schoolgirls in their school uniforms walk hand in hand, shaking their headscarves and shouting, “Women, life, freedom.” This image has become familiar in recent months in Iran; it started with the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini and has spread to the […]...

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Protest as a game without losing / Mohammad Golshahi

Since late September, with the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, the country has suddenly faced a wave of protests and gatherings in all provinces, the scope of which has even extended beyond the country’s geography and reached across waters and to other countries. This protest movement, known mostly by the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom”, was […]...

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Triple growth of poverty in Iran / Saeideh Shafiei

In recent weeks, there have been protests in Iran against the social conditions and the death of Mahsa Amini in all provinces of the country. Although it cannot be said with certainty that the growth and spread of poverty is the main reason for the recent protests, the spread of poverty is certainly one of […]...

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Does the central bank gain credit from the released dollars? / Abbas Dehghani

Companionate economy and power of solidarity Although news related to the release of dual Iranian-American prisoners and the freeing of seven billion dollars of blocked Iranian currency in South Korea has been lost in recent developments regarding nationwide protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, it continues to be at the forefront of domestic and […]...

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The illusion of “guidance” / Raha Haghdoust

“Mahsa Amini,” a 22-year-old Kurdish girl from Saqqez, lost her life after being arrested by the Basij forces. She and her brother had traveled to Tehran, and on September 15, 2022, she was detained near Shahid Haghani metro station. After being transferred to the Basij’s “moral-educational” class, she was taken to the hospital due to […]...

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Special Police Unit; from the alleys of Mashhad’s seminary to the gardens of Mahshahr/ Maryam Dehkordi

The first time that Iranian citizens heard the name of the special unit may go back to the early 1970s; when one of the first street protests after the revolution took place in Mashhad, one of the most religious cities in Iran, in Bahman 1357. In 1970, the government of Iran merged the city police, […]...

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The role of physical confrontation in the dominant behavior of the police in Iran / Moein Khazaei

“In the scene of conflict, if he had a spear in his hand, his hand must be broken. If he had a spear in his hand, it would have caused fear and terror, and he would have wielded it, at that moment you must break his leg with a pen.” This is an oral order […]...

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