Execution through the #hashtag window/ Pooyan Khoshhal.

Iran is one of the countries that still widely uses the death penalty. This issue has always been accompanied by protests from human rights organizations. The important question is whether media pressure, including traditional and international media, as well as activism on social networks and launching hashtag campaigns, can be effective in stopping or canceling […]...

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Are Hashtags and Campaigns Tools for Change or Illusions of Participation?/ Mehrnaz Razaghi

Today, social media has become a key platform for activism, enabling everything from public support for political and social causes to the organization of protests. This digital space gained even more significance during the COVID-19 pandemic when people turned to digital media more than ever before. Now, every gathering or protest is not just a […]...

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Is our culture real or is it just a cake? / Mehdi Anbari

In the context of sociological understanding, ethnicity is considered one of the fundamental components in comprehending the concept of nationality in contemporary society. Therefore, an ethnic group refers to a people who are socially distinguished as a result of their shared cultural heritage. Culture and cultural heritage can be considered as one of the most […]...

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What is happening on Persian Twitter?/ Maryam Shafipour

This is a caption This is a caption Maryam Shafiepour In recent months, the solidarity of Persian-speaking users on social networks, especially Twitter, has caused several news related to Iran to become widely discussed or, as they say, “trending” in the virtual world. In some cases, this collective empathy has resulted in desired outcomes in […]...

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