Freedom of thought and expression
Privacy in the Virtual Space and Gender / Elaheh Amani
Empty space of security The role and importance of communication and information technology in the 21st century world is undeniable. It can confidently be said that the gap between people’s presence in the virtual space and the real world is rapidly closing. In just one year (April 2021 to April 2022), two hundred million more […]...
Read MoreYou are either crazy or in love; in honor of Journalist’s Day/ Maryam Shakerni.
I asked, “Do you have a number from the Union of Bakers in Sistan and Baluchestan?” He replied, “I can give you the number of someone who is a baker himself. Get it from him.” Without further questioning, I called the baker and started talking. The more we talked, the more I realized his high […]...
Read MoreA Look at the Recent Strike of Workers at the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company / Hirad Pirbodaghi
Unity. The strike of retired and employed workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company in the final days of the month of Ordibehesht this year is so important for the labor movement in Iran that we cannot allow it to be overshadowed by the daily events and protests that we pass by so easily. […]...
Read MoreReasons for the collapse of the metropolis and the role and performance of the statesmen of the Islamic Republic in it / Nasim Sultanbeigi
Metrople, a vast sorrow in Iran Seventy-seven people returned alive from the hellish metropolis, and one of them is still struggling for survival on a hospital bed. However, forty-three people were buried under the ruins of the corruption that destroyed Rombid and Amiriyeh Street. Amiriyeh, once a vibrant and bustling street in Abadan, is now […]...
Read MoreCivil institutions, from illusion to reality; what are the challenges facing civil institutions? / Ahmad Faal
The history of Iran is a history of various connections and discontinuities in the social, economic, and political spheres. One of the reasons for the continuity of democracies is not the existence of democratic governments, but the existence of civil society. To the extent that civil society and its affiliated institutions have more power, position, […]...
Read MoreCharities and Foundations: The Paradise of Money Laundering in Iran / Abbas Dehghani
Ibn Khaldun, the famous Arab historian and sociologist, believes that the main cause of the rise and fall of civilizations is extravagance, wastefulness, and corruption within the government by rulers and leaders. Throughout the centuries, there has always been an inverse relationship between the proper use of power and territory and the spread of corruption. […]...
Read MoreWhat is social participation like in Iran?/ Mehrnoush Noydoust
“What we think, I speak on your tongue.” Why does Iranian society have no interest in social participation? What is the current state of the quality of Iranian society? Under what conditions does this society thrive? Where do each of us stand in this human society known as the Iranian society? With which groups, classes, […]...
Read MoreCharity or NGO?; A critical review of the charity culture dominant in Iranian society / Samieh Javanmardi
NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) is one of the concepts that takes on a different definition according to the social and political context of each country, and is also assumed to have a different function. On the other hand, this concept is usually accompanied by a wide range of other concepts. Expressions such as “charity”, “non-profit”, “voluntary” […]...
Read MoreCivil Society or Governmental Organization? An Examination of the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Legal System of Iran / Mehran Mosadeghnia
The term NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) was first used in the literature of the United Nations in 1945. This term was later recognized in Iran as “Civil Society Organization”, which was simply a translation of the term Non-Governmental Organization. In this sense, NGOs are expected to criticize and challenge government laws and actions, and they are […]...
Read MoreییHistory of Non-Governmental Organizations and Successful Examples of Associations in the World / Mahdieh Golrooyi
Non-governmental organizations or non-profit organizations were first mentioned in Article 71 of the United Nations Charter in 1945. While there is no fixed or official definition for non-governmental organizations, they are generally defined as independent non-profit institutions that operate without government influence; although they may receive government funding. The activities of non-governmental organizations include environmental, […]...
Read MoreThe Challenge of Organizational Development in Civil Society in Iran / Taghi Rahmani
The talk is about the internal problems of civil organizations in Iran; of course, I should mention at the beginning that the security pressure on these organizations makes these problems even more complicated, which should be addressed separately. Civil organizations in a society where its education system does not teach students about democratic or modern […]...
Read MoreThe butter and river that hit the stone at the bottom of the valley/ Morteza Hamounian
People’s organizations can be considered as a hidden system of community health and assistance in solving social problems and issues; organizations that are a network of public participation in addressing their own affairs and comprehensive development; institutions that are vital for democracy in countries and have always been enemies of non-democratic systems. People’s organizations, or […]...
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