Articles
National Organization for Migration and Security Puzzle/ Morteza Hamounian
Migration is a historical subject that has always been a problem for governments. It can create issues for governments and can also turn into an opportunity. Sometimes, it is used as a tool by governments to manipulate and pressure others. Migration, especially in the 20th and 21st centuries, in a world where modernity is at […]...
Read moreWhat is the ‘Defense Council’ and why was it approved and formed? / Sina Yousefi
In the month of Khordad of this year, Iran witnessed one of the shortest and most expensive military confrontations, known as the 12-day war. This war not only targeted vital infrastructure of Iran, including sensitive nuclear facilities and defense systems, but also exposed deep-rooted weaknesses in the structure of the Islamic Republic’s defense and security. […]...
Read moreThe consequences of the twelve-day post-war period: economic crisis, infrastructure collapse, and systematic violation of human rights / Ahmad Alavi
After the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, a destructive ceasefire was established. However, contrary to expectations of reconstruction and tension reduction, the structure of the Islamic Republic’s government intensified political and economic pressures, deepening existing crises. This note, with an analytical approach based on human rights indicators, examines the economic, social, and legal consequences […]...
Read moreNew Control Tool: Critics’ SIM Card Disconnect/ Fereshteh Goli
Nowadays, having a SIM card is one of the necessities of life in the digital and virtual world, and any deprivation of this right for anyone can be considered a tragedy. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has emphasized the importance of access to communication tools as a human right in several official documents, especially in […]...
Read moreThe right to access the internet is suspended/ Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour
A few days before the start of the twelve-day war, the issue of internet classification caused some political and civil activists to criticize the decision, referring to the president’s promise to remove filtering. Such restrictions on citizens’ rights are being imposed while in the country’s political-judicial structure, various rules and laws have been formulated and […]...
Read moreWounds that are still healing / Mahtab Alinjad
In the heart of the night, the sound of sirens passes through the sleeping cities. The sky is on fire, walls tremble, and the silence of homes is shattered. War, this merciless word, has once again awakened from the slumber of history and cast its shadow over the lives of humans. But amidst the ruins, […]...
Read moreDuring the external bombardment, internal censorship and women in the forefront of the narrative / Elaheh Amani
“In war, women and children are the first victims, even before the conflicts begin seriously.”.* War is gendered, not neutral. The wounds of war are not only on bodies, but also in lives that are forever changed, and it is women who carry these wounds silently. The costs and consequences of war disproportionately burden […]...
Read moreLegislating in the Shadow of War / Neda Qanbari
When asked about the 12-day war and its consequences, my mind doesn’t go to anything but images of destruction and the sound of bomb explosions. I think more about the days when “silence” after the war was heavier than any explosion, engulfing the entire country. In those moments, just when we expected peace after the […]...
Read moreLegal Authoritarianism for Social Control/ Nasrollah Lashani
The importance of the constitution in establishing and solidifying democracy is a legacy of the American Revolution. After the victory of the American Revolution and the independence of this country from British monarchy, the revolutionaries emphasized and focused on the drafting and regulation of the constitution, striving to carefully and skillfully design a national covenant […]...
Read moreFire in the heart of “Aghajan” / Azar Taherabad
The hot summer morning air in “Aghajan” is bitter; the smell of burning smoke, city sewage left in the streets, and the strong scent of mixed substances. The approximate distance from this neighborhood to the heart of the city is about ten minutes. From the moment I step into the neighborhood, I realize that this […]...
Read moreAttack on Prisons During Wartime: Solution or Tragedy?/ Majid Shia Ali
There is precedent in modern military history for air assaults on prisons. In some cases, such incidents result from operational errors or misfires during broader military campaigns. One of the most tragic examples occurred in May 1999, when NATO launched strikes in response to the Serbian army’s ethnic repression of Kosovar Albanians. Among the multiple […]...
Read moreEspionage: The Regime’s Worn-Out Tool to Silence Dissent/ Reza Alijani
Onstage and Behind the Scenes of the Ratification of Article Nine of the Constitution Article 9 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran states: “In the Islamic Republic of Iran, freedom, independence, unity, and the territorial integrity of the country are inseparable, and preserving them is the duty of the government and all […]...
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By: Reza Alijani