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From Mahmoud Ansari to Qaisar; Media Heroism and the Return of the Logic of Revenge / Morteza Hamounian
In Yasuj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, a doctor is murdered. The accused of the murder says that this doctor (Masoud Davoudi) is to blame for his brother’s death and that he committed medical negligence. So he takes action and kills the doctor. The accused of the murder is sentenced to self-retribution by […]...
Read moreArbitrariness in Justice: Violations of Human Rights and the Responsibility of States/Abuzar Zaman
The evolution of criminal justice and the transition from personal revenge and arbitrary justice to modern legal and penal systems is one of the signs of the civilization of human societies. Today, resorting to arbitrary justice is in clear contradiction with the right to a fair trial and human rights and in conflict with the […]...
Read moreWhen a murderer becomes a hero/Reza Harisi
In the framework of modern ethics and legal systems based on collective rationality, “murder” is defined as the most fundamental assault on human life and the violation of all social conventions; whether the victim is a young woman who is the victim of an honor killing on suspicion of wrongdoing in emotional and sexual relationships, […]...
Read moreAlienation from the institutional bloc of the system/Judicial trustee
Administrative corruption is usually defined as the abuse of power and authority for personal gain. In the case of the judiciary, clients who witness such corruption distrust law enforcement institutions (police and judiciary) and may, as a result, engage in personal vigilantism in response to attacks on their lives and property. Simply put, when people […]...
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By: Amin GhazaieSocial Crises and the Role of Civil Society Institutions/Parsa Naseri
This article is dedicated to Hoda Saber, a concerned activist and researcher who dedicated her life to raising awareness and being actively involved in social and political arenas. Not long ago, in a southern city of the country, after the execution of the murderer of a doctor in Yasuj, a phenomenon occurred that was […]...
Read moreThe collapse of trust between people and medical staff in Iran / Nafiseh Sharafeddini
Trust is a delicate bond between patient and therapist that distinguishes the treatment process from a mere business transaction. But in recent years, we have seen that this pillar in the Iranian medical environment has been severely damaged, giving way to cynicism and misunderstanding. What is happening in the crowded corridors of hospitals and waiting […]...
Read moreCan restorative justice replace revenge? / Totia Partovi Amoli
We witness countless court cases every day that result in the issuance of a verdict and ultimately the punishment of the offender. However, experience has shown that in today’s world, the issuance and execution of sentences does not necessarily mean the realization of justice. In many cases, the victim is still dissatisfied after the end […]...
Read moreThe erosion of law and the birth of street justice/Pardis Parsa
In the turbulent transition of the fifth decade after the 1979 revolution, Iran is facing a fundamental challenge in the field of public order and security that can be called the “erosion of the authority of the law.” The increasing statistics of street fights and personal conflicts in recent years only reveal the tip of […]...
Read moreTransferring the government budget deficit to the household budget/Ahmad Alavi
Recent developments in Iran’s energy policy, particularly the triple-price gasoline pricing and price increases, have once again brought the long-standing issue of the relationship between pricing policies, governance structure, and household economics into the spotlight. The government promotes this policy with ostensibly economic goals, including controlling consumption, targeting subsidies, and reducing pressure on the public […]...
Read moreDeepening Class Divides Through Inequality in Affordability and Access/ Amin Ghazaei
The deepening of class divisions is structurally rooted in the cycle of production within the capitalist system. Since the minimum wage of the working class is always determined by the minimum required to reproduce labor power, while on the other hand, the wealth of capitalists accumulates through cycles of investment and production, class disparity continuously […]...
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By: Amin GhazaieClass Divide, Even at the Barbershop/ Alireza Goodarzi
Last month, Nasser Taghvai passed away. For our generation, Taghvai was a director whose every film was made with a precise and committed eye on society, and the stunning details of his work spilled beyond the frame of cinema and television. For decades now, some of the catchphrases from his TV series Dāyi Jān Napoleon […]...
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