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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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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Notes on Human and Gender Rights in Combating Drugs / Elaheh Amani

The text is not provided. Please provide the Farsi text so I can translate it to English. Thank you. Goddess Amani More than 55 years have passed since the declaration of the “War on Drugs” in the world. The year 1961 was when the first special convention of the United Nations on drugs was held. […]...

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Do you hear our voice? / Saeed Modani

This is a caption. Saeed Madani A rapper has recently released a song called “National Garden” in which he attempts to depict the social situation and crises in Iranian society. In this music video, the voices of countless victims of social damages cry out to the authorities: “Do you hear our voices?” Now I, alongside […]...

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Independent Association of Teachers, Public Assemblies and Central Demands / Mohammad Habibi

This is a caption. Mohammad Habibi It has been almost a decade since the last general assembly of the Teachers’ Guilds was held. During this ten-year period, various governments have prevented the holding of general assemblies for baseless reasons, causing problems for the guilds. While the year 2014 marked the beginning of widespread communication and […]...

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The role of civil society in improving the situation of homeless people / Elaheh Amani

This is a caption این یک عنوان است This is a caption. Goddess Amani Civil society encompasses a wide range of social institutions that are formed by citizens to achieve their common goals. This society includes organizations that research and study social policies, organizations that raise awareness about social issues, social and humanitarian service organizations, […]...

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Dr. Ali Akbar Mahdi: Public welfare is a necessary consideration in political matters/ Panteha Bahrami

In this issue of the Peace Line magazine, we went to Dr. Ali Akbar Mahdi, a sociology professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, to seek his opinions on the obstacles to development in Iran. Dr. Mahdi has published over a hundred articles and critiques in both Persian and English in various specialized and […]...

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Distribution of poverty in a Robin Hood-like form/ Sam Mahmoudi Sarabi

Entry. Of course, a reassessment of the economic policies of Ahmadinejad’s government during the eight years he held power in the Islamic Republic of Iran requires a more detailed analytical investigation, which is usually the responsibility of economists and those who have at least a thorough understanding of Iran’s economic fluctuations during these eight years. […]...

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