“Power shortages in summer, gas shortages in winter” has become a recurring scenario in Iran’s economy. Despite the increase in natural gas production in Iran in recent years through the development of various phases of the South Pars gas field, the gas shortage caused by increased consumption in the winter season still persists; even the […]...

Masoud Nili, the economic advisor to President Rouhani, introduced six major challenges facing the country in 1396 (2017-2018) under the title of “hourly economic bombs of Iran”. These challenges included liquidity, unemployment, water and environmental issues, government budget, pension funds, and problems with the banking system. Some economists consider the banking crisis as the most […]...

From the time the World Cup was announced to be held in Qatar until the start of the final match, it was a golden opportunity for Iran’s economy to benefit from the advantages of hosting the World Cup in one of its neighboring countries, and also to benefit from its economic talents by having a […]...

“Honour killings”; in recent years, we have heard this phrase repeatedly and each time our souls and beings have been pained, and each time we have written whatever we could, but unfortunately, there has been a lack of attention and effective and noticeable action. In recent years, we have heard many times that Iranian girls […]...

One of the most fundamental rights emphasized in human rights rules and standards is the right to access to fair trial, and one of the essential indicators necessary for achieving fair trial is the right to access to a lawyer in the process of trial. In other words, access to a lawyer is considered one […]...

An overview of the visual works arising from the movement of “Women, Life, Freedom”. In recent weeks, the intensity and severity of events and important developments have been so high that it has likely changed the meaning of time for many of us. It is as if imagining the situation in Iran before the murder […]...

A few notes about protest literature in Iran. When discussing “protest literature,” some may think that our understanding of this concept is synonymous or closely related to “commitment in literature” or, in another reading, “committed literature”; an understanding that itself has a “leftist” color and smell. Although “leftist literature” is also an example of this […]...

Literature has recorded the first execution to the last massacre. You must have heard this sentence many times: “Their work is finished.” From the mouth of a taxi driver, a working woman, a daily wage laborer, or a student who has confidently set a deadline: “They won’t see the end of 1401,” “Next year in […]...

If we consider art and artists as a part of society (and not as individuals living in a vacuum), then it can be said that the protest against all forms and types, including art, from the perspective of Karl Marx’s theory begins; against the “art for art’s sake” period of bourgeoisie, who wanted art without […]...

An exploration of Iranian revolutionary songs; from the blood of the youth of the homeland to the anthem of women. An announcement, no matter how good it is, will never be read more than once; but a song, learned by heart, is repeated over and over again. These are some of the words of Joe […]...

The seasons of protest and movement among the people have always been accompanied by the support of artists and those with a sense of taste and eloquence; those who have used the tools of art to speak for the people and shed light on their problems, and be their voice. This season has once again […]...

“Meeting ‘Salam Farmandeh’ and ‘For…’ Shervin Hajipour” For over forty years, schools in Iran have turned into prisons and students are reprimanded for their rights to freedom. These days, we see many images of schools in the country where students are singing the song “For…” by Shervin Haji Pour in schools or on the streets, […]...