The tragedy of the explosion in the port of Rajaei on April 26, 2025, with at least 70 dead, over 1200 injured, and extensive damage to infrastructure, is a prominent example of the consequences of mismanagement in Iran. This article examines systemic factors, such as ineffective oversight, cover-ups, suppression of civil institutions, and lack of […]...

In the past decade, Iran has witnessed a repetition and intensification of crises that not only have become more complex in nature, but also the way they are managed has turned them into compounded crises. From deadly floods in Lorestan and Khuzestan, destructive earthquakes in Kermanshah and Sisakht, land subsidence in Isfahan, severe air pollution […]...

The representative of Bandar Abbas in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, after 15 days since the terrible explosion in Bandar Rigai, said: “The fire has still not been completely extinguished and only the danger has decreased.” This representative, knowingly or unknowingly, has revealed the tragedies that indicate two terrible disasters: negligence and lack of crisis management […]...

In early April, Tehran police announced the arrest of a suspect accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting multiple children. Police and judicial authorities, after examining evidence and clues, including the suspect’s phone, suspect that there may be more victims than initially discovered or admitted by the suspect. In this regard, it was decided to release […]...

The elderly population in the world is continuously increasing today. Although global health improvements have led to longer human lifespans, alongside this trend, growing disparities of poverty and wealth and new trends that challenge the respect for the rights of the elderly have become a central issue in global discussions. It is predicted that by […]...

Gender-based violence against women is a subject that has been presented to the parliament in the form of a bill since 2020, but for unknown reasons, the parliament has not put it on its agenda. This bill is one of the few measures that have been taken to support women and has been drafted during […]...

This article focuses exclusively on the arguments for abolishing the death penalty. I will show where existing arguments fall short and propose an alternative that, I argue, is more robust and logically sound. Setting Aside Pseudo-Arguments To begin, we must first discard a few pseudo-arguments often presented against the death penalty. A popular claim condemns […]...

I don’t know where to start; from the day I entered Zahedan Intelligence Detention Center? Or from the night I heard the first news of my friends’ execution? I was there for twenty-one months, among walls that not only imprisoned the body of a person, but also their soul. A place where most people were […]...

The death of those who have committed injustice and their hands are stained with the blood of the people, without going through the process of justice, not only brings comfort to the oppressors but also deprives them of the opportunity to hear the truth of their atrocities. The death of “Hossein Ali Neiri” is one […]...

Iran is one of the countries that still widely uses the death penalty. This issue has always been accompanied by protests from human rights organizations. The important question is whether media pressure, including traditional and international media, as well as activism on social networks and launching hashtag campaigns, can be effective in stopping or canceling […]...

The death penalty, as one of the most severe and irreversible forms of punishment, has always been a subject of serious debate among legal scholars, sociologists, and human rights activists. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, execution has not only been a judicial tool, but also a political and ideological one, used in many cases […]...

Taking away someone’s life has always been considered a harsh, painful, irreversible, and irreparable punishment, and it is one of the tools that governments use to exert their power and control over members of society, and it continues to be used more and more. Killing humans by the hands of executioners, due to the momentary […]...