Freedom of thought and expression

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January 2, 2026

Freedom of thought and expression

Understanding the Psychological Consequences of the Chastity and Veil Bill for Women and Youth / Mehdi Amberi

The purpose of writing this article is not to criticize the laws set in the country. Although numerous laws have been drafted and implemented in the years 1361, 1365, 1374, 1384, 1392, and most recently in the month of Ordibehesht of 1402 by various institutions such as the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Supreme […]...

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Created By: Mehdi Anbari
August 23, 2023

The Bill of Chastity and Veil: A Fortress as Large as a Country / Marzieh Mohabbie

Iranian women have been standing hand in hand for nearly a year now, against one of the most brutal and oppressive regimes ruling the world. After the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, they have filled their lives with the sweetness of a serious, courageous, and persistent struggle for freedom. They have taken off the forced […]...

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Created By: Marziye Mohebbi
August 23, 2023

Support for Home Viewing Network: People’s Need and Time; Two Wings of One Flight / Saeed Maleki

Alvin Toffler, the theorist of the “Third Wave”, believes that after the two agricultural and industrial revolutions, humans have now entered the third revolution; the electronic revolution. He says that the emergence of phenomena has caused chaos and the only way to escape it is to choose a strategy of knowledge against these phenomena. Based […]...

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Created By: Saeed Maleki
July 23, 2023

A look at the disappearance of independence in the home entertainment network / Arash Chakari

If we want to summarize the history of Iranian television after 1357 in one sentence, we can write: A huge cultural and artistic gap between the reality of society and the programs produced. A gap that was mostly evident between the years 68 to 78. The atmosphere of revolutionary society and the subsequent eight-year war […]...

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Created By: Arash Chakeri
July 23, 2023

The home viewing network, the latest victim of suppression / Marzieh Mohabbey.

In Iran, when television was under the monopoly of the government, all windows of critical thinking were closed and all avenues of influence for thoughts, beliefs, and existing discourses were obsessively blocked. As an arm of the security apparatus, it also took on the mission of suppressing the government’s opposition. Some speakers and journalists were […]...

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Created By: Marziye Mohebbi
July 23, 2023

Repeated censorship of visual media and its impact on human rights / Abdullah Bai Lashki

Human rights and visual media play a vital role in a free world and act as powerful tools for promoting transparency, accountability, and social justice. In countries that uphold the principles of freedom of expression and information, individuals have the right to produce, access, and share visual media, which can expose human rights violations, document […]...

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Created By: Abdullah Bai Lashaki
July 23, 2023

The wall surrounding the Islamic Republic in the garden of the Qasr Museum/ Barbad Golshiri.

It is rare for powers to build a memorial in condemnation or even criticism of their own actions. It is a dream if they even whisper a hidden line on a stone in the Vatican. My fault “But is there a small sign of the centuries of crimes of the Catholic Church? Is there a […]...

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Created By: Barbod Golshiri
May 22, 2023

یIs preserving the historical memory of committed crimes a part of human rights? / Mahnaz Sharayati

Definition of historical memory and its difference from history. If we study “history” officially and systematically through sources and remnants left by people in the past, the “historical memory” is that part of history which is transmitted socially, culturally, and politically through a group or community of people. Two features are mentioned to know the […]...

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Created By: Mahnaz Shariati
May 22, 2023

Violation of citizens’ civil rights and human rights / Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour

Some protesting artists have been banned from engaging in transactions. Violation of civil rights and human rights. In a world where social scientists, including philosophers and jurists, are striving to define a comprehensive global concept of human rights based on humanistic theories and analyses, and thinkers like Hannah Arendt and her colleagues are working towards […]...

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Created By: Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour
April 21, 2023

Iran ranks 101st among the happiest countries in the world / Pouyan is happy.

The ideology of government is in contradiction with happiness. Annual list of the happiest countries in the world based on survey results. Galup Institute Once again, it was announced and for the consecutive year, the people of Finland were named the happiest people in the world. A look at the top 10 happiest countries in […]...

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Created By: Pooyan Khoshhal
April 21, 2023

“Khwarazmi Bookstore and Our Youth Nostalgia/ Reza Najafi”

Yesterday, a coincidence (or as it is called in Persian, “tavard”) happened. A friend asked me about a book by Franz Fanon and which translation of Fanon’s books is better. I replied that I haven’t read any of Fanon’s works because the anti-Western ideologies of Fanon and his nationalist supporters, such as Ali Shariati and […]...

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Created By: Reza Najafi
March 21, 2023

Who are the planners of the 10 to 15-year prison sentence for “critical expression”? / Jalal Jalalizadeh

When the historical journey of nations towards freedom is examined and the efforts of European philosophers and thinkers in explaining democratic methods and institutions for the realization of citizenship rights are studied, we find that humanity has paid heavy costs for its own freedom and citizenship rights. Freedom is such a precious gem that the […]...

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Created By: Jalal Jalali‌Zadeh
February 20, 2023