“متن راست چین” “Right-aligned text” Azar Taherabadi Qalereshi, a beautiful village in the suburbs of Sardasht, is just as beautiful, pristine, and untouched as it used to be, with most of its roads still unpaved. But these days, this village is in mourning and as dark as its name, “Qalereshi”. “Qal” means black in Kurdish, […]...

  Conversation with Siavash Khoramgah The film “Confessions”, based on a true story, is about the white torture and forced confessions in Iranian prisons. It will soon be broadcasted on one of the satellite networks in Persian language, on the occasion of the anniversary of July 18th, 1978. This documentary was produced in Turkey and […]...

Writing about a multifaceted individual like Farzad Kamangar has its own challenges. Kamangar introduces himself as follows: “I am Farzad Kamangar, also known as Siamand, a teacher in the education department of Kamiaran county with 12 years of teaching experience. I was teaching at a vocational school before my arrest…” Membership in the Board of […]...

Ali Kalai “Being human is a difficult duty. Perhaps these words may initially seem like a mere string of words, following each other and leaving no trace of the contemporary Iranian morning poetry. With a meaning that only evokes a human understanding in the mind. A meaning that is relevant to philosophical understanding and theoretical […]...

At first, it must be emphasized that the individuals who currently hold power are promoters of violence among the people. However, if we look at our cultural past over the past few decades, we will find that the righteousness of religion and faith has essentially lost its meaning and significance in our culture, and unfortunately, […]...

On Friday, September 27th, Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, was a guest at the non-governmental think tank, the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York. A combination of politicians and media figures spoke and listened to Zarif for about two hours, without mentioning a word about the human rights situation in […]...

  Saeed Aganji Peace Line/ Saeed Aganji Among all defenders of the full rights of refugees who demand their access to all citizenship rights and equal conditions with other citizens, there is also a group that claims society cannot fully accept refugees. They point to the problems, abnormalities, and insecurities that are transferred to society […]...

Peace Line / Anis Amiri As seeking refuge is a social and human pain alongside all the definitions that can be made of it, the best way to understand this pain is to have the opportunity to express it to the needy. People who were born and grew up as refugees, have the bitter fate […]...

There is no Farsi text provided to translate. Please provide the text to be translated. Banān Yahiā Niā Peace Line/ Yehia Nia’s Signature Every year, thousands of people from around the world leave their homes and countries for various reasons to find a safe place, a home, and their homeland. They face many difficulties and […]...

Although the distance of 1700 kilometers between Sistan and Baluchestan may seem far from the center, it is likely that the perspective of the “centralists” distorts the reality of life for the people of this region and reduces the 1700 to a meaningless number. The center of residents who, with the capture of their soldiers […]...

One of the important topics discussed in the political and criminal law arena in Iran is the issue of crimes and problems of political criminals, which has always been a topic of discussion since before the revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This concern is prominently seen during the drafting of […]...

Political crime, like all other social-legal phenomena, has existed throughout the history of human civilization; “a reality that exists”; this discourse is the clash of human rights with tangible issues. A discourse based on fundamental values outside of legal rules that governmental systems must include in their constitutional and always changeable rules and laws in […]...