Empty Warmth; A Conversation with Lili Arshad / Jafari’s Thoughts

Jafar’s thought Time: 9 AM, one of the days of winter. Location: Shush Metro As I come out of the metro, a cold burning sensation hits me. To get to the other side of the street, I climb up the spiral stairs of the pedestrian bridge, which is right in front of the metro. As […]...

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An Hour with the Homeless of the East/Morteza Hamounian

In order to see the homeless in Tehran and possibly have a conversation with them, we will not have a difficult task ahead; because their numbers are high and they are present in many parts of the city during this winter season and cold nights. On the early hours of the twenty-seventh day of the […]...

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If I were homeless, which prevention method would I choose? / Fatemeh Akhtari

This is a picture of a beautiful sunset. Fatima Akhtari The issue of voluntary or forced sterilization of vulnerable groups has long been a topic of discussion and debate. In recent months, with the government’s proposal to provide conditions for voluntary sterilization for homeless women, this issue has been revisited and examined. In this article, […]...

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Sterilization from the perspective of international human rights standards / Shahin Sadegh Zadeh Milan

“منظوری که به آن نگاه می کنی، تغییر می کند” “The perspective you look at, changes.” Shahin Sadegh Zadeh Milan After the release of images of citizens known as “grave sleepers”, the discussion of sterilization as a solution to prevent the increase of homeless individuals or “cardboard sleepers” in the virtual space was raised. Addressing […]...

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Twelve million soldiers are in reserve / Mohammad Aghazadeh

This text does not contain any Farsi characters. Please provide the correct text to be translated. Mohammad Aghazadeh Unfortunately, the academic system and research centers do not theorize or conduct field research about events such as sleepwalking, and we are not aware if psychologists or psychoanalysts have had critical conversations with these sleepwalkers in order […]...

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From child labor to eternal sleep!/ Mohammad Habibi

This is a caption This is a caption Mohammad Habibi They are selling Rahela here; thirteen years old, without a birth certificate, without identity, worthless! Two million tomans. “Pay two million, take the child, wherever you want.” Her brother says he is now her only guardian. Here, they are selling a five-year-old boy in hopes […]...

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Which organizations are responsible for handling cardboard boxes? / Ali Kalai

“این عکس یک گلدان گل زیباست” This picture is a beautiful flower vase. Ali Kalai They themselves do not know where their last refuge is. In this chaotic world and time, they are with whom, what institution, and what organization. They spend their nights on the streets until morning. Occasionally, they go to shelters, but […]...

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The graves have been forgotten / Mohammad Mohabi

This is a caption “This is a caption.” Mohammad Mohabbie The spread of the news of the burial of some of our homeless compatriots, and the expected harsh treatment towards them – who have gone to their eternal home without permission, payment of fees and taxes, and before their death – has caused a wave […]...

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