Siyavash Khoramgah Shortly before the new Criminal Procedure Code was implemented on the first of Tir, an amendment was added to Article 48 of this law that has shocked everyone, especially the legal community. This amendment obligates political and civil activists to choose lawyers appointed by the head of the judiciary. Shadi Sadr, journalist […]...

This is a caption This is a caption. Ali Kalai Every person, when accused of a crime, has the right to defend themselves based on human reason and logic. Whether their defense is audible or inaudible is another matter. But the principle of the matter cannot be violated. The principle that is also mentioned in […]...

Omid Habibinia In recent weeks, a portion of Javad Zarif’s response, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, to Charlie Rose, an American journalist, has been widely discussed. But the reality is that this is not surprising, as Javad Zarif is one of the officials of the Islamic Republic who, like most senior […]...

Kambiz Ghafori Charlie Rose has been the host of a television program called “Charlie Rose” on the PBS network in America since the early 1990s. He has personally produced and hosted the show. His guests include a wide range of influential people such as writers, artists, politicians, scientists, and athletes. Despite having a history of […]...

  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 […]...

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 […]...

Sam Mahmoodi Sarabi Forget it, but I won’t forget. I have hit the wall so that I remember… so that I don’t forget. I want to remember this curse… Even if one day everyone forgets and only a few friends remain, they will say it was a nightmare. They will say he spoke the truth. […]...

Hope and despair, together, are intertwined in Karaj’s Qezel Hessar prison – one of the largest prisons in the Middle East – despite thousands of prisoners under death sentences. It has been a few months since prisoners have heard whispers that the current laws regarding issuing death sentences for drug-related crimes may change; on one […]...

Prior to 1390 (2011), possession, buying, and selling of certain drugs such as hashish and industrial drugs did not carry the death penalty. However, the Expediency Discernment Council declared in a resolution that anyone carrying, buying, selling, or possessing more than 30 grams of these types of drugs would face the death penalty. This resolution […]...

Peace Treaty – During World War II, when the United Nations Charter was being drafted, respect for human rights and certain political freedoms became a focus for representatives of various countries around the world. After some time, United Nations It was designed for these rights to be applicable everywhere and for all nations. In continuation, […]...

One of the topics that is always discussed in the political discourse in Iran is the topic of “political crimes” and related discussions. The question of what constitutes a political crime and why it has gained such importance in the political culture of the 20th century is a lengthy and detailed discussion, but in this […]...

When I entered prison, almost no one knew me. I was a cultural journalist and, well, to be honest, most politicians are not fond of reading. They had plenty of opportunities to read books there, but mostly political and historical ones, and occasionally philosophical ones. Some of them would also flip through poetry and fiction […]...