Penal System or System of Belief? / Sina Yousefi

Repentance (tawba) has long been regarded in Islamic jurisprudence as a moral and devotional concept, and over time, it has also gained a significant role in criminal proceedings. Islamic jurisprudence, by linking the realm of religious ethics with the domain of punishment, has created an institution in which inner transformation can lead to the annulment […]...

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The Voice of Science Against the Voice of Violence/ Morteza Hamounian

The issue of capital punishment has always been a highly contentious matter in Iran. This punishment has been enforced by governments both before and after the February 1979 Revolution, and has consistently been the subject of criticism. At its core, the death penalty is a form of state-sanctioned killing—an act of violence inflicted upon the […]...

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Mohammad Hossein Saket, Former Supreme Court Judge and Justice: “You Cannot Defend Justice with an Axe”/ Pedram Tahsini

Mohammad Hossein Saket is a retired judge, former justice of the Supreme Court of Iran, university professor, and practicing attorney. He has authored works in the fields of law and Islamic studies, including books and articles on legal procedures in Islamic law, a historical perspective on the philosophy of law, legal theory, legal advocacy, and […]...

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Tales from within the dark borders; a conversation with three prisoners sentenced to death / Amir Aghaei

When we talk about execution, we are not just talking about the “end of a life”, but about chains of poverty, injustice, and forgetfulness; we are talking about a path that slowly drags a “human” to a point of no return. In the depths of society, where the voices of the weakest are heard less, […]...

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A look at the black record of “Hossein Ali Nayeri”, a member of the Death Commission/ Ali Kalaei

The death of those who have committed injustice and their hands are stained with the blood of the people, without going through the process of justice, not only brings comfort to the oppressors but also deprives them of the opportunity to hear the truth of their atrocities. The death of “Hossein Ali Neiri” is one […]...

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There is no benefit in retribution except for the healing of the survivors, Mustafa Ahmadian.

In recent years, various campaigns opposing the death penalty have been formed, each considering execution and qisas as the most prominent and dangerous threats to society, whose harmful effects do not release our reality and collective life during this era of history. Nevertheless, our criminal justice policy, in response to these collective movements, has generally […]...

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Is an unjust law still a law?/ Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour

One of the most important issues that is currently being discussed in society is determining the boundary of “civil disobedience” with law-breaking, legalism, and the religious term “oppression”. The attention to this issue has led to the question of the relationship between ethics and law, justice and ethics, or in a religious perspective, the interaction […]...

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“The salvation in truth” / Purifying type

Recently, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the head of the judicial power of the Islamic Republic, announced the implementation of guidelines titled “Qualification of Repentance” to judicial authorities in order to prevent repeated crimes and reform and educate criminals. According to this manual, “repentance is a psychological state that involves attention and return of a person to […]...

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Naghbi is committed to laws supporting incarcerated women / Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour.

Discrimination based on gender and the marginalization of individuals based on their sex is a major reason why activists for civil and human rights pay attention to the issue of women and their rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in December 1979 was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly and was put into […]...

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Interview with Ali Akbar Gerji Andarjani, former member of the Legal Deputy of the Presidency, about the responsibility of answering/ Ali Kalai.

Accountability of rulers to citizens, the duty of all governments towards all citizens. But what are the roots and foundations of this duty and the reasons for its importance? Why is obtaining an answer considered a citizen’s right? What is the current state of accountability and justice as the residence of citizens’ rights in Iran […]...

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From Fazl Khodadad to Kourosh Company/ Beloved Tavakoli

Nowruz 1403 has arrived and people are so overwhelmed with the struggles of daily life that they no longer have much enthusiasm for celebration and joy. Inflation has put a heavy burden on them and taken away their ability to breathe. Unemployment is rampant. If you just spend a few minutes scrolling through Instagram, you […]...

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قتThe legal path ahead for the victims of Cyrus Company/ Ehsan Haqqi.

It has been a while since the issue of losing a significant number of our fellow citizens’ money in the process of ordering and purchasing mobile phones from a company known as Kourosh Company has been raised in the public space of the country. Apart from the two main parties involved in this unsuccessful and […]...

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