The Bill of Chastity and Hijab; Procreation without Considering the Welfare of Society / Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour

Analysis of the proposed materials in the “Chastity and Hijab” bill, according to the principles and rules defined in the Islamic Penal Code and the Law on Reduction of Enhancing Penalties, although necessary, is not as important as the author believes. What is more important, in the author’s opinion, is the expression of the philosophical […]...

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Liberation from harsh and oppressive punishments / Ehsan Haghani

One of the punitive reactions that currently exists in all criminal systems as a legal punishment is deprivation of freedom or imprisonment. This punishment is accompanied by harsh conditions for prisoners and these harsh conditions are considered part of the legal punishment. For example, the legislator has prescribed “imprisonment with hard labor” in the General […]...

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Prison in Iran; A Vengeful Approach / Musa Barzin

On the date of April 10th of this year, the head of the judiciary announced that it is planned for Rajai Shahr prison, located in the city of Karaj, to be closed and relocated to another location. They cited the reason for this decision as the prison being located within the city of Karaj. However, […]...

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Islamic Republic and the High Walls of Prison Relocation / Marzieh Mohabi

We must think that prisons and punishments, in general, are not intended to eliminate crimes; they are mostly intended to differentiate crimes and to distribute and use them. Prisons and punishments do not only aim to discipline violators of the law, but they also aim to control violations of the law through a general tactic, […]...

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The new draft of the Penal Code; When everything is a crime / Moein Khazaei

Finally, after speculations and guesses, the judicial power of the Islamic Republic of Iran has sent its proposed draft for amending and changing the law of deterrent punishments to the government to be sent to the Islamic Consultative Assembly. It has been previously mentioned that the judicial power is preparing this draft and it is […]...

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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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Violence and poverty; when unemployment creates crime. / Moein Khazaeli

The decrease in the general welfare level, especially the daily decrease in the household food basket in Iran, along with the increase in public dissatisfaction, is not the only effect of poverty, inflation, and unemployment. Sociologists and criminologists have been warning about the role of socio-economic factors in the emergence or at least increase of […]...

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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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From the inefficiency of the death penalty to forced labor camps / Mohammad Mohabi

This is a caption. Mohammad Mohabbai “Transformation of the philosophy of punishment from”“ Vindictiveness.“ To.“ Pragmatism.“ “Rights, a historical legacy of morality. I will never forget this famous statement by Dr. Nasser Katouzian, the father of Iranian law. In other words, law and justice are meant to preserve and elevate the morality of society, not […]...

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