Freedom of thought and expression
The story of the sorrowful repentance and redemption in the 1960s/ Reza Alijani
According to the jurisprudential and legal laws governing the courts of the Islamic Republic, repentance of criminals can be effective in the severity of the sentence issued against them. Articles 114 to 119 of the Islamic Penal Code pertain to repentance and its methods of verification. It should be noted that most of these substances […]...
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Created By: Reza AlijaniReconstructing the “Court of Public Opinion” against Ideological Rehab and Repentance / Amin Ghazaie
The present article is dedicated to the approach of human rights activists towards the process of forced confession and retribution in the prisons of despotic rulers. How the captive is forced to express repentance and remorse to the point where he even turns his back on his ideals and values and accepts the values […]...
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Created By: Amin GhazaiePsychology of tyranny
A look at the book.“ Blue angel.“ The works of Heinrich Mann. Perhaps most of us are familiar with Heinrich Mann’s creations through the famous film “The Blue Angel”. In fact, this film, with some changes based on the novel by the master, Heinrich Mann, was turned into a movie and after the amazing […]...
Read MoreThe demands of civil society behind Rouhani’s cabinet.
Hassan Rouhani, the seventh President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on August 4, 2013, at his inauguration ceremony, presented the names of 18 proposed ministers to Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Parliament. After the announcement of the proposed ministers, various analyses were made by political groups and the media. Some considered this cabinet to […]...
Read MoreAhmad Shahid: I have asked Mr. Rouhani to invite me to Iran.
Ahmad Shahid, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, was selected on June 11, 2011 (21 Khordad 1390) by the United Nations Human Rights Council as the fourth Special Rapporteur on Iran. Andres Aguilar was the first special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate human rights violations in Iran. He […]...
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Created By: Simin RouzgardReza Shah, “You and I” and our Reza Shah!
You definitely know the owner of this picture; she is Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher is known among capitalists as the Iron Lady, but the workers of England and Irish freedom fighters have given her the nickname Attila and the Vampire Lady. Perhaps it is because of this dual image that when Peter Thompson, a professor at […]...
Read MoreInvestigating potential changes in civil society with regard to the change of government in Iran.
From the earliest stages of forming human societies, two distinct classes have emerged, which in the simplest division are divided into two groups: “rulers” and “subjects”. In fact, it is the behavior, division of duties, and relationships of these two groups that introduces the concept of a political society. If we define the political society […]...
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Created By: Meisam AsadiWho controls the internet network?
Facebook regularly abuses the privacy of its users. Google no longer supports its popular RSS feeds. Apple has banned all iPhone apps that are political or sexual in nature. Microsoft may collaborate with some governments to spy on Skype calls, but we do not know which governments. Recently, both Twitter and LinkedIn have experienced security […]...
Read MoreBeyond the appearance of “Fata Police”
In the Islamic system ruling over Iran, more emphasis is placed on not corrupting the people rather than understanding them. This characteristic is derived from the clergy who have always considered themselves as “knowledgeable” and others as “ignorant” throughout history. The clergy of present-day Iran have no new words for those who understand and for […]...
Read MoreThe role of universities in social changes in Iran.
“In the name of God” You know that the University of Tehran was established in 1313 (during the time of Reza Shah) and immediately after students and professors entered through one door, politics also came to the university through another door. Some professors and students raised political issues such as freedom and tyranny in universities. […]...
Read MoreIs the Islamic Republic a symbol of hijab or is hijab a symbol of the Islamic Republic? / Hassan Farshchian
One of the characteristics of humans is the ability to think abstractly and use symbolism. Humans encode and mark their thoughts into a framework of verbal, visual, and auditory symbols and use these symbols and signs to convey their intended concepts. A “symbol” or “icon” within the framework of an object or image, and sometimes […]...
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Created By: Hasan Fereshtian“Compulsory hijab is a critical crisis for its implementers/ Majid Shia’ali”
In recent years, research has shown that the Chinese government is trying to have complete control over society through big data collected from the internet. This authoritarian government uses this control to maintain its existing dictatorship in all aspects of citizens’ lives. The purpose of this control is not just suppression; rather, big data informs […]...
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