Telegram and Instagram, experiments of the system/ Hossein Torkashvand

This is not a complete sentence, so it cannot be translated accurately. Please provide the full sentence for an accurate translation. Hossein Torkashvand The discussion about the relationship between technology in general, the internet in particular, and its products with governments, especially authoritarian governments, has been abundant so far. It was once believed that the […]...

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Why do they give heavy sentences to some prisoners? / Reza Alijani

This is a caption “This is a caption” Reza Alijani 1- During the Green Movement, statements from a commander of the Revolutionary Guards were published, stating that one of his comrades had seen a fellow soldier among the protesters (Green Movement) on the front lines. He was deeply upset and concerned about this, but had […]...

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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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The most comprehensive interpretation of the supervisory role of the Guardian Council / Mohammad Mohabi.

“Right-aligned image” Mohammad Mohabbie First: Problem Statement. The original 99 articles of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran state: “The Guardian Council is responsible for overseeing the elections of the Assembly of Experts, the President, the Islamic Consultative Assembly, and referendums and general polls.” Article 98 of this law also designates the interpretation […]...

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Continuation of a collective effort towards establishing democracy in Iran / Kuyar Goudarzi

1. It was the eleventh of Ordibehesht month. It was the first of May, International Workers’ Day. I had gone to cover the gathering of workers from the bus company’s union. It was close to noon and the crowd was growing by the minute. There were some citizens, families of workers, and students. A young […]...

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