These days, when we talk about the environment in Iran, everyone immediately thinks of drought and water scarcity; an undeniable phenomenon resulting from corrupt management and exacerbated by climate change, which is taking away our ability to live in this land as Iranians. But there is another tragedy that is perhaps less talked about: the […]...

For women, the water crisis is a personal issue. This is because girls and women are primarily responsible for obtaining clean drinking water, preparing food, and maintaining the hygiene and cleanliness of their families on a global level. Women and girls face numerous risks in obtaining water; they must travel long distances, are at risk […]...

The “water crisis” has now turned into one of the major economic, environmental, and socio-political crises in Iran. This crisis did not occur suddenly and unexpectedly, but it is the result of a historical process over the past four decades. Reckless consumption and non-compliance with scientific standards, as well as lack of investment in restructuring […]...

The dam is one of the largest structures created by humans. The purpose of dams is to generate electricity, store water, and control floods. Dam construction has impacts on downstream areas and even the climate. Four years have passed since the construction of the Sardasht Dam. The construction of the Sardasht Dam has had impacts […]...

Peaceful protests by the people of Khuzestan against reckless dam construction and water crisis began on Friday, July 16, 2021. These protests were met with violence by law enforcement and security forces, resulting in the death of at least 10 young protesters and the arrest and injury of hundreds more. Some also tried to portray […]...

The vast province of Kermanshah, with an area of 25009 square kilometers, which is one and a half percent of the total area of the country, has been ravaged by the most merciless enemy, oppression and plunder, over the past 42 years and has been turned into a dry and barren land. Kermanshah is facing […]...

A wide range of victims of human rights violations fall into the category of “enforced disappearances”. From Argentine political prisoners who were thrown out of airplanes into the sea during the “Dirty War” of 1976-1983, to the victims of the massacre of political prisoners in Iran in the summer of 1988; the disappeared are individuals […]...

It was July 2016 when the United Nations Human Rights Commission recognized the blocking of citizens’ access to the internet as a violation of human rights, by passing a resolution. According to this resolution, any deliberate and intentional interference with free access to the internet by governments, especially preventing the free flow of information on […]...

What glory comes after forty-three years of pain. Why not sit in the glorious garden, “Bagh Goli”? Before and after the revolution, our teachers never imagined that one day the country would reach a point where its most important ministry of education and training would be offered to Baghali. A country that has taken a […]...

Reasons for rejecting the punishment of stoning to death in Islamic religious texts: With the preface that has been mentioned so far in previous sections regarding the criticism of those who advocate stoning to death for “adultery,” in order to complete these prefaces, interpretive, jurisprudential, and rational reasons will be mentioned for the following subject […]...

Observational learning theory, also known as learning through modeling, which some psychologists, including Bandura, have emphasized, is based on the idea that individuals will be influenced by various models, whether they want to or not. The progress of technology and the increasing speed of its branches bring about different teachings. This very fact has created […]...

Answering any questions about university education and the future of young people in Iran, if it is not just a description of the situation of university students or non-students, is at least the first step in answering questions in this area. This note is an attempt to describe this situation or initial sketches of a […]...