Behman Ahmadi Amoui, an economics graduate, journalist, and former political prisoner. Mr. Amoui has a background of working with newspapers such as Jame’e, Sobh Emrooz, Tous, Norouz, Shargh, and Sarmayeh, and has published books such as “Political Economy of the Islamic Republic” and “How the Men of the Islamic Republic Became Technocrats”. Behnam Ahmadi Amoui […]...

Shadi Sadr is a lawyer, founder, and one of the directors of the Justice Organization for Iran. Ms. Sadr, who works as an active legal advocate and is a member of the Volunteer Lawyers Network, has received at least 6 prestigious awards for her human rights activities. On the tenth anniversary of the establishment of […]...

Elah Sharifpour, also known as Elah Hicks, has been actively working in the field of human rights defense for over two decades. She has been working as a researcher on Iran affairs at the Human Rights Watch organization from 1994 to 2003. Currently, she is the director of the Human Rights and Planning Group in […]...

Mehrangiz Kar is a lawyer, writer, and journalist in the field of human rights and democracy. Ms. Kar, who is currently working at the “Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women” at Brown University, has received at least eight prestigious international awards related to human rights. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of […]...

Dr. Abdolkarim Lahiji has been involved in human rights activities for over five decades. Two years before the revolution in February 1979, he founded the Iranian Lawyers Association and the Iranian Association for Freedom and Human Rights with the goal of promoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He was one of the first individuals […]...

Hadi Ghiami is the director of the International Human Rights Campaign in Iran. On the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Human Rights Activists Association in Iran, we approached him and asked about the performance of this human rights organization and the reason for its continued activities. Mr. Ghayemi speaks about peace in this […]...

It is not hidden that the rights of citizens in Iran have been continuously violated after the revolution. Today, this violation of rights has become a clear concern for the international community and civil society in Iran; to the extent that the violation of the rights of citizens is a major part of human rights […]...

The Bonyad-e Baromand (Baromand Foundation), founded by Roya Baromand and Ladan Baromand in 1380 (2001) and ten years after the murder of their father, Abdolrahman Baromand – who is considered one of the first actions of the Islamic Republic to eliminate dissidents outside the country – is a tribute to their father and to achieve […]...

Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Sam Keshvarifard received his Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Tehran in 1381 and is now a PhD student at Twente University in the Netherlands. Alongside publishing numerous articles, reports, and notes on the environment in Iran, he has also written two books titled “Iran’s Natural Heritage” and “Iranian Lion” which […]...

Conversation with Ali Kalai Despite the worsening crisis of air pollution in the country’s major cities, especially in Tehran, none of the relevant organizations have presented a specific and effective plan to combat it. This is happening while recently, partisan debates on this issue have intensified and each organization is blaming the responsibility on others. […]...