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 […]...

With the beginning of the Renaissance, humanity reaches civilization and turns to sciences, arts, aesthetics, and other scientific subjects. Scientists, philosophers, and writers have played a significant role in this. Scientists, through their research in new sciences, achieve new accomplishments. In this way, the Renaissance becomes a leap for the people of Europe to advance […]...

The conversion of government schools in Tehran to schools affiliated with the seminary was not a new development; by looking at the activities of the seminary, it can be seen that since the late 1970s, the seminary has focused on infiltrating and utilizing educational facilities. But the main question is, what is the purpose of […]...

The story of the agreement between the Tehran Department of Education and the seminary to affiliate a certain number of public schools with the seminary is probably not in need of reminding, and esteemed readers may have already read about it in other publications or at least in this issue of the peace journal. Based […]...

As it is evident from his fame and greatness, the concept of human rights is not well-known among the general public. Although nowadays, with the advancement of global communication tools, group media, and virtual space of the internet, there are fewer people who have not at least heard or read about human rights, but human […]...