Ali Akbar Moosavi Khoeyni: Continuous supervision over representatives is shameful/ Morteza Hamounian

Ali Akbar Moosavi Khoeyni, a former student activist, sixth parliament representative, and former secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran Graduates, is a symbol of unity. During his time as a representative, he repeatedly addressed public demands in the sixth parliament and paid the price for his words and actions with long-term […]...

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The Guardian Council and the Transformation of Competitive Authoritarianism in Iran/ Ali Asghar Ramazanpour

The translation is: “The image” Ali Asghar Ramazanpour Since Samuel Huntington introduced the theory of the third wave of democracy in 1991, the issue of Iran and its exemplification in the wave of democratization and backsliding has been a complex one. The third wave theory was based on the emergence of 30 new democracies between […]...

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A story of Mahsa’s life, a trans woman who sells her body/ Siavash Khoramgah

  Siyavash Khoramgah Since according to the laws of the Islamic Republic, only relationships between opposite sexes are considered legal, Iran has become a pioneer in the field of gender reassignment surgeries for over three decades. Every year, a significant number of transgender and intersex citizens undergo these surgeries and endure the difficult process as […]...

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A Look at Iran’s Cyber Activities; In Conversation with Colin Anderson / Keyvan Rafiei

This is a caption This is a caption Kian Rafiei In the list of five-year development plans in Iran, attention to cyberspace as a non-military defense tool, along with its importance in information dissemination and organization, has always been of interest to policymakers in the country. However, with a pessimistic view of officials, it has […]...

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Parvin Ardalan: The movement of two female chess players against the involuntary conformity of women under the title of culture / Amir Hossein Zoulghadri

Amirhossein Zolghadri Parvin Ardalan, born in 1345, graduated in the field of Social Communications at the Bachelor’s level and Women’s Studies at the Master’s level from Allameh Tabataba’i University in Tehran. She is a journalist and well-known activist for women’s rights, and is one of the founders of the “Women’s Cultural Center” and a member […]...

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Soulmaz Sharif: The view of officials towards women’s sports is from top to bottom / Simin Rouzgar.

  Simin Rouzgar Solmaz Sharif, who has years of experience as a sports journalist in Iranian media, launched the weekly magazine “Shirzan” in 2007 after immigrating to the United States. This was the first independent media outlet dedicated to women’s sports, with the aim of filling the gap in coverage of this field in national […]...

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Tonia Vali Oghli: Female athletes are being used for advertising / Siavash Khoramgah

Tonia Vali Oghli has been a member of the Iranian national swimming team since the age of 12 and holds records in the 200-meter and 100-meter backstroke, as well as the 400-meter individual medley in the 7th Asian Games held in Tehran in 1974. She has a history of participating in multiple world competitions and […]...

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Ayatollah Abdulhamid Masoumi Tehrani: If we have a constitution, fatwas have no meaning / Morteza Hamounian

Ayatollah Abdolhamid Masoumi Tehrani, a well-known cleric, resides in Tehran. In the past three decades, due to his activities and unique religious views, he has experienced imprisonment, torture, and security confrontations in the Islamic Republic. He has always strived to emphasize coexistence among religions and denominations in all parts of the world. This calligrapher, painter, […]...

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Nemat Ahmadi: From the time of Khalkhali until now, we have only intensified punishment / Siavash Khoramgah

Last year, the Islamic Consultative Assembly announced the amendment of the Anti-Drug Law in order to create a glimmer of hope in this area. In this plan, the representatives of the Assembly demanded the elimination of the death penalty for drug-related crimes, except in cases of armed trafficking or organized groups. According to the resolution […]...

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Mohammad Saifzadeh: Drug offenders should not be imprisoned / Morteza Hamounian

Seyed Mohammad Seifzadeh is a human rights lawyer. He is one of the founders of the Human Rights Defenders Association and spent several years in prison after the events of the 2009 presidential election. Seifzadeh has been actively working in various legal and human rights fields for years and has represented many political, security, and […]...

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Death in a Circle of Life; Conversations with Seven Executed Drug Prisoners/ Simin Rouzgar

Simin Rouzgar The rights of prisoners and their families are one of the most important topics in human rights. One of the prerequisites for enforcing these rights is the proper identification and understanding of prisoners accused of various crimes and awareness of their conditions. In addition, achieving such understanding plays a significant role in research […]...

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How well do we know small-scale drug dealers? / Simin Rouzgar

Simin Rouzgar The Glasgow school believes that news does not reflect the world, but rather shapes it. This definition means that the way an event is reported is more influenced by the political and social world surrounding it. The findings of research from this school not only question the impartiality of dominant media, but also […]...

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