With the escalation of military tensions and the possibility of expanding conflict, concerns about the safety of prisons and the lives of prisoners have significantly increased. Prisoners are among the most vulnerable groups in any crisis situation, as they have no independent ability to decide where they live, access medical care, or even secure their […]...

In contemporary international law, the situation of prisoners in situations of armed conflict is one of the areas that is particularly sensitive in international legal systems. This sensitivity stems from the fact that prisoners, as individuals who are completely at the disposal and control of governmental institutions, practically lack the ability to effectively protect their […]...

This article seeks to show that in contemporary wars, the field of conflict is no longer limited merely to the military sphere; rather, humanitarian, media, communications, and legal domains are increasingly absorbed into the logic of war. In such a situation, war advances not only through weapons, bombardment, and the destruction of physical infrastructure, but […]...

There is an uproar outside. Voices echo and the roar of shouting can be heard. Among the guards and in the corridors, there is constant whispering. But no one tells the prisoner anything. The prisoner is treated as an outsider. From time to time, from near and far, the sound of explosions reaches the ear. […]...

Based on nearly nine years of my own lived experience in four prisons—Evin, Rajai Shahr, Nadamatgah, and Kachouii in Karaj—I can say with certainty that the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite the existence of domestic laws and its human rights claims, has consistently shown that preserving the human dignity of prisoners and […]...

The young Iran of yesterday is old today, and has lost its way. An Iran in which the concept of life has been reduced to “bare life,” and the “state of exception” belongs not merely to yesterday and today, but is the product of long years of erasing the boundary between life and death. A […]...

Nights grow dark earlier than ever; not because of blackout, but because of the weight of something no one can quite name. When the siren sounds, the mother involuntarily places her hand on her chest, the very place where she last heard her son’s voice, over a crackling phone line that was cut off too […]...

The transition from authoritarianism to democracy is one of the most complex political processes in the contemporary world. Historical experience shows that the سقوط of authoritarian regimes does not necessarily lead to the establishment of a stable democracy. In many cases, the collapse of an authoritarian order has resulted in political instability, internal violence, or […]...

Over the past three months, following the severe suppression of domestic protests in Iran and then with the outbreak of war in the region, the Islamic Republic government has drastically restricted—and at times effectively cut off—residents’ access to the internet. This disruption is not merely a break in the flow of information; it means living […]...

Prisons and prisoners in Iran have perhaps never had laws or rights; there have been years when the situation was relatively better and the most basic rules were observed, and there have been dark years when Lajevardi and Dr. Ahmadi ruled over the lives and deaths of prisoners and their basic rights. The US and […]...

The news begins with the act of silence by members of the Iranian women’s national football team in a match against South Korea at the Asian Cup in Australia. At the beginning of the match, the national anthem of the Islamic Republic is played. The camera moves over the faces of the female footballers; over […]...

The seventieth session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) was held from March 9 to March 19, 2026, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The theme of this session was “Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls,” and it encompassed axes such as “promoting […]...