There is no will or ability to abolish the death penalty in Iran / Niloufar Gachilo

A look at the expansion of the death penalty in Iran. Until the 18th century, we find executions and deprivation of life using various tools and methods in desirable and accepted societies. Through historical examination, it is observable that there was no serious dispute or discussion among intellectuals and jurists about its rejection and abolition. […]...

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“Companion of school, revolution and street/ Beloved and friendly.”

The History of Student Movements in Iran from the Constitutional Revolution to Today Three schoolgirls in their school uniforms walk hand in hand, shaking their headscarves and shouting, “Women, life, freedom.” This image has become familiar in recent months in Iran; it started with the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini and has spread to the […]...

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Mehdi Motaharnia: Concerns about social upheavals have created the grounds for the transition from injustice to justice / Ali Kalai

“Concerns about social upheavals on one hand, and the way in which forces deal with these social upheavals on the other hand, have created the grounds for a change and transformation. According to Dr. Mehdi Motaharnia, this could be a reason for the promotion of the police or law enforcement in Iran from within the […]...

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Babak Paknia: The existence of guidance does not coincide with moral, rational, and historical rules/ Roshanak Mehrayin.

In the last week of Shahrivar 1401 (September 2022), Mahsa (Jina) Amini, a young woman who was arrested by the Guidance Patrol in Tehran under the pretext of improper hijab, was transferred to the hospital and a few days later news of her death was announced. Following this incident, which many have called a state-sanctioned […]...

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Special Police Unit; from the alleys of Mashhad’s seminary to the gardens of Mahshahr/ Maryam Dehkordi

The first time that Iranian citizens heard the name of the special unit may go back to the early 1970s; when one of the first street protests after the revolution took place in Mashhad, one of the most religious cities in Iran, in Bahman 1357. In 1970, the government of Iran merged the city police, […]...

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Replacing the feeling of security with creating security / Niloufar Gachilou

Since the beginning of 1386 (2007), the implementation of projects known as “Improving Social Security” has been on the agenda of the National Police. The aim of this project is to combat crimes such as harassment, theft, distribution of drugs and psychotropic substances, alcohol consumption, violence and harassment, spread of immoral images, lack of hijab, […]...

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Investigating the Factors of Academic Decline in Students in Conversation with Mohammadreza Niknejad / Mehrnoush Noydoust

“Wood is the economy and politics for students.” The average grade of students in the academic year 1400 has been announced to be around ten to eleven and a half; a grade that has been unprecedented in the past decade and indicates a severe decline in academic performance and a decrease in their literacy level. […]...

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Taqi Azad Ermaki: Intentional violence among teenagers can turn into murder / Ali Kalai

“We will face mass killings in the not-so-distant future; where young people will gather and engage in killing each other.” This warning comes from Taqi Azad Armaki, a sociologist and professor at the University of Tehran’s Faculty of Social Sciences. It is a warning about the violence in the younger generation, which is the motivation […]...

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Investigating the reproduction of violence in virtual space in conversation with Gholamreza Alizadeh, sociologist/ Morteza Hamounian

Representation of violence in Iranian artworks and films, as well as religious rituals such as self-flagellation, can contribute to an increase in the inclination and action towards violence against oneself, which manifests in the form of self-harm. The phenomenon of self-harm is considered a social issue in the world, and is particularly prevalent among young […]...

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The History of Digital Struggle for Digital Sovereignty / Amin Qazaei

You can buy a great house with four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, but one person spent this amount to buy a house in the three-dimensional virtual environment of Metaverse to be in the neighborhood of a famous rap singer named Snoop Dogg. Only in January 2022, Metaverse properties were sold for eighty-five million dollars. […]...

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A Look at the Use of Children and Adolescents as Tools in Social Media Networks/ Mahnaz Norouzian

Virtual space, the slaughterhouse of children’s rights When talking about child labor, the image that comes to mind for most people is of children working in a wide range of jobs, including selling fortunes and gum on street corners, working in workshops, factories, mines, bakeries, and similar places. These children are forced to work for […]...

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Draft of “Amendment to the Arms Deployment Law” in conversation with Ebrahim Azizi and Seyed Ali Aghazadeh Dafsari, two representatives of the parliament / Ali Kalaei.

Weapon; a remedy for all seasons of rule. Critics have the floor; Ali Mojtehazadeh, a lawyer, says that “the thirteenth government has prepared a bill entitled ‘Granting the right to use weapons to security forces in protests’ and intends to legalize it” (1) and Faizeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, a political activist and member of the Constructionist […]...

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