The image of a child looking down at the camera, with a crooked face and a bitter smile, accompanied by a text that tells the story of the child’s innocence and the pity of their circumstances, has become an inseparable part of civil and political activities that protest against the situation of a prisoner or […]...

“From ancient times, in various schools of criminal law, the discussion of methods of punishment has been controversial. How should we punish a criminal who disrupts social order and stability? And what should be the result of this punishment?” The late Dr. Naser Katouzian, the undisputed master of Iranian law, in the later years of […]...

The death penalty, which involves taking away a person’s life, is an irreversible punishment. This irreversibility of the punishment, in situations where there is always a possibility of a mistake in judgment, turns it into the worst form of punishment. However, this is not the whole story. Neither the arguments of opponents of this execution […]...

If you get arrested, the judicial system of no country will easily overlook your mistake. Even if you are detained as a citizen of another country, you will not easily be deported to your home country. The threat of long-term imprisonment and even harsher punishments will always loom over you; we are talking about smuggling […]...

In the last days of the past year, after negotiations between mostly government-affiliated labor unions and representatives of employers with the presence of government representatives, the minimum wage for the year 1394 was determined to be 712,000 tomans, which had a 17% increase compared to the minimum wage in the previous year. The basis for […]...

Many of us have witnessed numerous instances of harsh treatment by municipal officials towards street vendors and peddlers in city areas. We have heard many times from people saying things like “I, who did not close the way”, “If I had a job, I wouldn’t do this”, “I am unemployed, is it okay to steal?”, […]...

As we approach Teacher’s Week 2015, we are slowly entering the second year of the government of prudence and hope. President Rouhani, at the beginning of his term, considering the knowledge he had of the cultural community, teachers, and their demands, as well as the cultural mindset of educators towards the academic and managerial qualifications […]...

According to Samuel Huntington, the creator and discoverer of the theory of clash of civilizations, revolution is a phenomenon specific to societies on the path of economic modernization, which are unevenly interacting with the development of underdeveloped political institutions. In other words, the expectation of revolution only exists in societies that, despite experiencing economic and […]...

Unemployment is one of the most important economic damages that not only has economic consequences, but also has numerous political and cultural repercussions. For this reason, it has always been one of the main concerns and demands of the people in all countries and societies, and has been a responsibility and priority for government officials. […]...

Over the past years, at least once a day, group media have been whispering a sentence in our ears: “A kolbar was killed at the border.” The phenomenon of kolbari cannot exist without prerequisites and backgrounds such as an imbalanced economy and security approaches. The lack of investment and suitable job opportunities leaves no choice […]...

The bitter narrative of Kurdish porters is a story full of pain, suffering, and blood. It is the story of Kurds who are not citizens, Kurds living in the western and northwestern border areas of Iran who carry goods on their backs or on horses or tractors to make a living, even if they don’t […]...

A reflection on the hardships of the Sistan and Baluchestan province. The Gulf of Gwadar is a relatively small gulf in the Arabian Sea, located in the southeastern part of Iran and southwestern part of Pakistan. Half of the gulf is in Iran and the other half is in Pakistan. Due to its proximity to […]...