Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Siamak Ghaderi, a journalist who was released from prison less than a year ago after serving four years in prison and has recently won the International Press Freedom Award in 2014, has answered our questions in this issue of the monthly magazine “Peace Line” about the reasons for the necessity […]...

  Farnaz Kamali Street dogs, stray dogs, or urban dogs? The terms “street dog” or “stray dog” are not correct and are against animal rights. These are urban dogs that live in urban environments and have always lived alongside humans; from the time when cities were small and underdeveloped until today. In fact, their home […]...

This is a picture of a beautiful flower. Conversation with Ali Kalai The fate of negotiations and the achievement of agreement or final failure is still uncertain, and at this moment in time, the situation of human rights in Iran is a challenging issue for the activists who are involved in it. In this regard, […]...

  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 Ajami, a former student activist and expelled student – ranked 18th in the entrance exam – is a student of law at the University of Tehran. He, who has the editorship of a better world journal on his resume, has experienced detention by security forces following his student activities. After the sentence of Mr. […]...

The issue of controlling virtual activities and eavesdropping on conversations by intelligence-security devices is an important topic that has been occupying minds for some time now. However, the existing effective solutions proposed are not taken seriously by ordinary people or even many political-civil activists, and this has become the basis for irreparable security damages. Recently, […]...

Conversation with Faranaz Kamali On the eve of the Persian New Year, angry men in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, killed a woman named Farokhondeh with their fists, sticks, and stones, under the assumption that she had burned a copy of the Quran. They then set her body on fire. The immediate release of photos […]...

Conscious female teachers and professional behavior. Mohammad Habibi The 17th of Ordibehesht month was the third nationwide gathering of teachers in the academic year of 93-94, which was held in a magnificent and coordinated manner across the country. The extensive organizational order and the teachers’ commitment to silence during recent protest gatherings have been a […]...

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 […]...