An Introduction to Educational Pathology of Authoritarianism/ Ahmad Fa’al

Introduction 1.: Psychological study of tyranny and authoritarianism is not a new phenomenon. Perhaps one of the most exciting aspects of social psychology is the study of the personality of tyrannical and authoritarian individuals. If we say that hundreds of important books have been written about the psychological personality of Hitler and Stalin, we are […]...

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Mental health in society and the responsibility of governance/Reza Najafi

Today, as I reached out to write a note about the neglected issue of mental health and human rights for people to live in peace and tranquility, I was met with the heartbreaking news of a young filmmaker’s murder by his own father, with the help of his mother, as a witness to the unseen. […]...

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The Rouhani government collaborated with the oppressive apparatus/ Ali Kala’i’s conversation with Reza Khandan.

After eight years of Hassan Rouhani’s government, the time has come for the government’s record in the areas of citizen rights and human rights to be reviewed and scrutinized. It has been twenty-four years since the second of Khordad 76 and the beginning of the government that later became known as the Reformist government. Do […]...

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Iran: Hell for Religious Minorities; Ranked Eighth in the World for Persecution of Christians/ A Conversation between Mary Mohammadi and Kiarash Aalipour.

Given the approaching end of President Hassan Rouhani’s second term, in this conversation we have focused on examining his eight-year record in dealing with religious minorities, particularly Christians. For this purpose, we have sat down with Mr. Kiaresh Alipour, a human rights defender and spokesperson for Article 18 organization, which works to defend freedom of […]...

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Civil society is the background for human rights/ Ahmad Faal.

Introduction: Human rights are the foundation of a civil society. Without a strong civil society, the concept of human rights is not possible. The media, political parties, people’s organizations, and professions are all part of civil society. All of these institutions and elements share two common characteristics. First, they are independent of the government and […]...

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The performance of the eleventh and twelfth governments in the area of women’s rights/empowerment.

In this writing, an attempt has been made to examine existing problems from various angles related to each other. The relevant field to women, from macro to micro levels, due to enacted laws or ideological, jurisprudential and religious-centered perspectives, has caused numerous problems that are incompatible with current conditions and parameters. In the following, a […]...

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The economy on the verge of collapse, imposed poverty on the people of Iran/ Siamak Malamahmoudi.

Perhaps the most obvious reflection of the government’s performance in reducing poverty and promoting welfare can be seen in the spread of protests against the economic situation and deep class divide in Iranian society. These protests, especially in the years 1996 and 1998, have engulfed all parts of Iran and continue to this day with […]...

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Social justice is being held captive by plunder, oppression, and inequality; in conversation with Saeed Ma’eedfar / Conversation with Siamak Malamhmoudi.

Dr. Saeed Ma’eedfar, a sociologist and former professor at the University of Tehran, who was also the president of the Iranian Sociological Association from 2004 to 2008, is now working as a social advisor to the Minister of Roads and Urban Development. Dr. Ma’eedfar has numerous publications and articles in Persian and English in the […]...

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Double oppression on women from religious minorities; in conversation with Reza Kazemzadeh, psychologist/Conversation with Mari Mohammadi

In the government of the Islamic Republic, we witness that dealing with unofficial religious minorities (such as Persian Christians, Baha’is, Yarsanis, etc.) is carried out in two ways: direct and security measures, as well as indirect measures and serious social deprivation, with the aim of eliminating them. However, being in groups that are systematically discriminated […]...

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“Social justice” remains a burning silver slogan of the 1957 Revolution even after four decades/Amir Javaheri Langroudi.

1- Notes: 1. Hamshahri newspaper, agreed-upon salary… Green light from the legal deputy of the presidency to employers, Tuesday 20 Bahman 1399, news code 583885. 2. Mehr News Agency, for determining the cost of living basket… Workers are waiting, Tuesday 27 Bahman 1399, news code 5147438. 3. Andisheh Blog, statement of independent organizations of workers, […]...

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Sustainable peace and the theory of economic and development balance / Ahmad Faal

The theory of economic equilibrium and development. Result We know that those who wrote the Declaration of Human Rights, and natural philosophers in the West, when defining rights for humans, recognized these rights as contradictory and conflicting with each other. Not only that, but they also saw the rights of each individual in conflict and […]...

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Amanollah Qaraei Moghadam: Suicide is related to the ruling authority / Conversation with Ali Kalai

From the cutting of social ties and dependencies to the distance between the goal and the means of achieving it, suicide is seen as the ultimate solution. He is a sociologist and expresses his opinions based on Emile Durkheim and Robert Merton’s views on suicide. Sociology in a society facing a growing suicide rate. For […]...

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