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October 2, 2024

Hamed Farmand

“Children, tools for violence against imprisoned mothers / Hamed Farmand”

When we talk about women prisoners as a specific group of prisoners, we are talking about intersecting discriminations that affect women differently than male prisoners. Of course, we also consider that multiple oppressions also affect individuals with different gender identities. This note focuses on a specific group of women, namely mothers, who experience discrimination and […]...

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June 21, 2024

“Standing Up for Children’s Rights” / Hamed Farmand

Since 1338 (1959), with the adoption of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Child, November 29 (November 20) was named as World Children’s Day. On this day in 1368 (1989), the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was also adopted. This day serves as an opportunity to remember the rights […]...

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October 23, 2023

The transfer of prisons outside of cities; double suffering for families and children / Hamed Farmand

In the past weeks, the head of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran has emphasized again on the transfer of Rajai Shahr and Qazalhasar prisons outside of cities. The governor of Alborz province has also identified the presence of four “sensitive and important” prisons in this province and the gathering of families around […]...

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May 22, 2023

The visibility of children in street protests/ Hamed Firmand

Mehsa Amini, a young woman, was killed by the agents of the “moral security police” in late Shahrivar 1401 (September 2022) during widespread protests against the Islamic Republic. In these protests, children, especially teenagers, play a central role, but perhaps more important than their role in these protests is the visibility of children during protest […]...

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October 23, 2022

Introduction to the book: “Mother’s Empty Place”

The book “My Mother’s Empty Place,” written by Hamed Farmand, was released by H&S Media as the first Persian book about the childhood memories of a prisoner. Prison literature, as a part of “Memoirs – Narratives of Citizens,” is highly important for understanding the effects of various political and social events on society. In the […]...

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January 25, 2016

Mother’s embrace in the shelter of prison bars / Hamed Farmand

Hamed Farmand Iran is also among the countries that have implemented the law of keeping children in prison with their mothers. The presence of children in prison with their mothers has been in practice for over a hundred years in some countries, and while researchers around the world continue to protest against the presence of […]...

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June 28, 2015

Accompanying the victim child instead of broadcasting their images / Hamed Farmand

The image of a child looking down at the camera, with a crooked face and a bitter smile, accompanied by a text that tells the story of the child’s innocence and the pity of their circumstances, has become an inseparable part of civil and political activities that protest against the situation of a prisoner or […]...

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April 25, 2015