In the book Avesta, the eleventh land was created by Ahura Mazda, and it is also the birthplace of Rostam, the heroic warrior of the Shahnameh by Ferdowsi. This mythical land is Sistan and Baluchistan, inhabited by the Sistani and Baluchi ethnic groups. The Sistanis speak the Sistani dialect and follow the Shia religion, while […]...

In recent decades, officials have always had a special focus on the security of Sistan and Baluchestan province, while history has shown that the tradition of border protection among the Baloch people is commendable. The struggles of the Gomshadzehi, Ismailzehi, and Yarahmadzehi tribes against the English invaders in World War I are examples of this […]...

The Iranian Registration Organization has recently announced that during the first 9 months of the year 1392, out of a total of 579,871 marriages, 30,956 were related to marriages of girls under the age of 15. According to these statistics, during the past 7 years, more than one-third of women whose marriages were registered were […]...

In this issue of the monthly magazine “Peace Line”, we have gone to Mohammad Olyaie Farad and talked to this lawyer about the special case of “Political Crime Plan” which has recently been approved by the representatives of the parliament and will soon be voted on in the open session of the parliament. Mohammad Olyaie […]...

In the law, neither political crime nor security crime is defined, but the term “security prisoners” has been used repeatedly, although they have a situation similar to political prisoners. This section of the short peace talks is with Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer, prosecutor and social activist. She received the Human Rights Award from the International […]...

Jamshid Barzegar is a journalist and analyst of Iranian issues at BBC. He is someone who has a fundamental and logical approach and looks at journalism and news with a completely professional eye. We sat down with him to talk about Iranian journalism and asked for his opinions on the state of Persian-language media inside […]...

Nazam Abad village is located at kilometer 12 of Qazvin-Rasht road and according to local websites, it has a population of approximately 4,500 people. Some sources claim that this village is on the verge of becoming a city and is awaiting approval from the government. This village has been a settlement for Afghan immigrants for […]...

In this issue of the monthly magazine “Peace Line” and considering the subject of our special file, we have approached the editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Shargh”, as one of the most professional newspapers currently in Iran, which is close to the reformist camp. Our efforts to have a conversation with one of the managing directors […]...

Despite the fact that 21 years have passed since the United Nations declared the third of May as World Press Freedom Day, we are witnessing that the wheels of the information suppression machine and media freedom continue to spin faster than ever in many countries, including Iran. Independent and free newspapers are still not allowed […]...

The limited resources of fresh water in the world and the increasing consumption have led to water becoming a source of competition among countries and different groups, playing a crucial role in shaping social and political relations between these groups. In the present century, water scarcity, as the most valuable resource in human life, has […]...