Investigating the causes of conflicts and social tensions in a conversation with Mostafa Eghlima/Roshanak Mehrayin.

“Peak instead of law” Two months ago, the Forensic Medicine Organization announced that last year, six hundred thousand people across the country visited the organization’s centers due to street conflicts. Although, according to this government agency, the number of visits due to street fights and conflicts did not increase compared to 1399. However, this number […]...

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Meisam Hashemkhani: The removal of preferential currency has taken place in the worst possible time/ Saeideh Shafiei

“Economists in favor of market economy believe that none of the subsidies have led to a decrease in prices for the benefit of the people. Instead, they have resulted in large profits for middlemen, and therefore subsidies should be given to the general public in cash. Furthermore, the elimination of these subsidies, consolidating the income […]...

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Interview with Mohsen Ali Zadeh, member of the Economic Commission of Parliament, regarding the return of Kalaberg/ Ali Kalai.

According to him, the plan for popularizing subsidies is part of the overall policies of the system that all authorities must adhere to. These words are from Mohsen Ali Zadeh, the representative of Sepidan County in Fars Province in the eleventh session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly; a representative who has been a member of […]...

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Subsidies; From Deception to Inaction / Abbas Dehghani

Subsidy, also known as “sobside”, is a financial assistance provided by a government to improve the well-being of citizens or strengthen various economic sectors. Many economic experts consider subsidies as negative taxes paid by governments. Subsidies can be provided directly (in the form of cash, essential goods and supplies for citizens) or indirectly (through services, […]...

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How not having a suitable database can exacerbate economic discrimination? / Samaneh Golab

The great burden on the shoulders of childhood is susceptible. Information and data system is the foundation of decision-making, policy-making, and proper implementation of policies in any country. When there is no accurate information system, it is not possible to have a clear picture of realities or to identify and plan for the main challenges […]...

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How do the poorest citizens of Iran spend their days? / Maryam Shakarni

Poverty’s tightness. Fatima and six others live in two six-meter rooms with a four-meter courtyard. The rooms are made of cement blocks and have thin and uneven layers of plaster on them. The ceiling is made of aluminum sheets, and every time the wind blows, Fatima’s seven-member family fears for their shelter to collapse. Every […]...

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Which groups have been excluded from the list of subsidy recipients? / Reza Rezaei Orzman

A story of deletion. A spring day has appeared in the month of Ordibehesht. The fast-moving buses of Azadi are even more crowded and bustling than usual, all the way to Tehranpars. For several days now, the 11-story building of the Ministry of Welfare at the intersection of Behboudi and Azadi streets has become a […]...

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General mistrust and boiling point of protests/ Mohammadreza Sardari

Iran has been facing nationwide protests since the second half of the 1990s due to the high prices of essential goods; prices that are partly a result of international sanctions, but also due to incorrect economic policies and inefficient management. These protests have unfortunately claimed the lives of many and made life difficult for a […]...

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The hidden truth of the liberation of currency subsidies in the Raisi government/ Khurshid Sha’iri

Judicial activism The government’s first budget of the fifteenth century was designed with policies that have the title of reform and have cost-saving results for the Iranian economy; reforms that are being pursued in the form of extensive elimination of currency subsidies. Last month, the official removal of preferred currency was put on the government’s […]...

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Removing subsidies; repeating a costly experience/ Farangis Shakiba

The history of removing subsidies and freeing the prices of essential goods in Iran dates back to the early 1990s, when the government of reconstruction attempted to reduce the debt crisis by implementing economic adjustment policies. Since then, this policy has become one of the fundamental pillars of the economic system in Iran. Different governments […]...

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A Look at the Recent Strike of Workers at the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company / Hirad Pirbodaghi

Unity. The strike of retired and employed workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company in the final days of the month of Ordibehesht this year is so important for the labor movement in Iran that we cannot allow it to be overshadowed by the daily events and protests that we pass by so easily. […]...

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“Hello Commander, Ideological Education and Children’s Rights / Mahnaz Norouzian”

Childhood is a crucial period for the development of personality and children’s perception. It is the most sensitive and influential stage of growth in every individual’s life; therefore, ensuring the physical and mental health of children is of great importance. Paying attention to the natural and social rights of children, protecting their rights, respecting their […]...

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