In the law, neither political crime nor security crime is defined, but the term “security prisoners” has been used repeatedly, although they have a situation similar to political prisoners. This section of the short peace talks is with Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer, prosecutor and social activist. She received the Human Rights Award from the International […]...

Jamshid Barzegar is a journalist and analyst of Iranian issues at BBC. He is someone who has a fundamental and logical approach and looks at journalism and news with a completely professional eye. We sat down with him to talk about Iranian journalism and asked for his opinions on the state of Persian-language media inside […]...

In this issue of the monthly magazine “Peace Line” and considering the subject of our special file, we have approached the editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Shargh”, as one of the most professional newspapers currently in Iran, which is close to the reformist camp. Our efforts to have a conversation with one of the managing directors […]...

Despite the fact that 21 years have passed since the United Nations declared the third of May as World Press Freedom Day, we are witnessing that the wheels of the information suppression machine and media freedom continue to spin faster than ever in many countries, including Iran. Independent and free newspapers are still not allowed […]...

Independent journalism means something simple to me: “Independent from power”; this means independent from any political and economic power. The journalist is not with the government, but against it. It is not their duty to praise the government, but to be critical, to observe the government, see its shortcomings, and report them to the people. […]...

” “Censored publications remain bad even when they produce good products, because these products are only as good as the representative of the censored media and do not have the characteristic of being bad media products.” “Even when free publications produce bad products, they are still good because their bad products deviate from the inherent […]...

Before anything else, I must say that the writer firmly believes that civil liberties cannot be achieved through the barrel of a gun, war, or violence. The following text is only a comparative analysis to see where we stand in the world. Afghanistan was a central point on the Silk Road and archaeologists have found […]...

About a decade ago, Ardalan was celebrated and Darius was praised. “The year of falling, the year of escape, the year of fleeing and waiting. The season of breaking metal. The black year…” But this time, it wasn’t the year 2000. It was the year 1388 in the Persian solar calendar. A year that can […]...

In modern and contemporary societies, two factors are considered as indicators of progress and prosperity of a political society: first, freedom of news and circulation of information, and second, respect for fundamental human rights, known as “human rights”. The connection between these two factors in ensuring security and well-being of a society is so great […]...

Human rights is one of the issues that its scope is so vast that it is difficult to define its boundaries. The activities of human rights defenders, from fighting against female genital mutilation to criticizing domestic rulers and international warmongers, are so extensive that it is hard to imagine any space that is not somehow […]...

What is social justice? Social justice is one of the indications of the concept of justice, which refers to the fair allocation of resources in a society. In this sense, the law must achieve an acceptable level of real and formal equality and ensure fair distribution of resources and equal opportunities. Nowadays, in the mainstream […]...

In a not-so-distant time in South Africa, for the writing of the Declaration of Freedom, announcements were published and distributed in all cities and villages of the country. This announcement asked: If you could write the law, what would you do? How can you turn South Africa into a land of happiness for all its […]...