A Look at the Recent Strike of Workers at the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company / Hirad Pirbodaghi

Unity. The strike of retired and employed workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company in the final days of the month of Ordibehesht this year is so important for the labor movement in Iran that we cannot allow it to be overshadowed by the daily events and protests that we pass by so easily. […]...

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“Hello Commander, Ideological Education and Children’s Rights / Mahnaz Norouzian”

Childhood is a crucial period for the development of personality and children’s perception. It is the most sensitive and influential stage of growth in every individual’s life; therefore, ensuring the physical and mental health of children is of great importance. Paying attention to the natural and social rights of children, protecting their rights, respecting their […]...

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Air pollution in Iran; why aren’t laws effective? / Mo’in Khazaeli

Unclean air is illegal. As statistics show, air pollution in Iran is one of the main causes of premature deaths, and according to the Ministry of Health’s statistics, nearly 40,000 premature deaths occur annually due to air pollution in Iran. Based on these statistics, in Tehran alone, more than 4,000 citizens lose their lives prematurely […]...

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Reasons for the collapse of the metropolis and the role and performance of the statesmen of the Islamic Republic in it / Nasim Sultanbeigi

Metrople, a vast sorrow in Iran Seventy-seven people returned alive from the hellish metropolis, and one of them is still struggling for survival on a hospital bed. However, forty-three people were buried under the ruins of the corruption that destroyed Rombid and Amiriyeh Street. Amiriyeh, once a vibrant and bustling street in Abadan, is now […]...

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“Notes on Human Rights and Abortion; From America to Iran / Elaheh Amani”

Miscarriage and reproductive rights and fertility In the third decade of the 21st century, we are witnessing a major wave and trend towards reclaiming women’s rights not only in countries on three continents, especially in Western Asia, North Africa, and South Asia, but also in European and North American countries. In America, after nearly half […]...

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Civil institutions, from illusion to reality; what are the challenges facing civil institutions? / Ahmad Faal

The history of Iran is a history of various connections and discontinuities in the social, economic, and political spheres. One of the reasons for the continuity of democracies is not the existence of democratic governments, but the existence of civil society. To the extent that civil society and its affiliated institutions have more power, position, […]...

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Charities and Foundations: The Paradise of Money Laundering in Iran / Abbas Dehghani

Ibn Khaldun, the famous Arab historian and sociologist, believes that the main cause of the rise and fall of civilizations is extravagance, wastefulness, and corruption within the government by rulers and leaders. Throughout the centuries, there has always been an inverse relationship between the proper use of power and territory and the spread of corruption. […]...

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What is social participation like in Iran?/ Mehrnoush Noydoust

“What we think, I speak on your tongue.” Why does Iranian society have no interest in social participation? What is the current state of the quality of Iranian society? Under what conditions does this society thrive? Where do each of us stand in this human society known as the Iranian society? With which groups, classes, […]...

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Charity or NGO?; A critical review of the charity culture dominant in Iranian society / Samieh Javanmardi

NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) is one of the concepts that takes on a different definition according to the social and political context of each country, and is also assumed to have a different function. On the other hand, this concept is usually accompanied by a wide range of other concepts. Expressions such as “charity”, “non-profit”, “voluntary” […]...

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Civil Society or Governmental Organization? An Examination of the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Legal System of Iran / Mehran Mosadeghnia

The term NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) was first used in the literature of the United Nations in 1945. This term was later recognized in Iran as “Civil Society Organization”, which was simply a translation of the term Non-Governmental Organization. In this sense, NGOs are expected to criticize and challenge government laws and actions, and they are […]...

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