Freedom of speech is a barrier to demagogy/ Abolfazl Alizadeh

The essence of personal existence, personality and identity of a human being is contemplation and thought. It is through the mind and thought that humans can first achieve self-awareness and ultimately understand the nature and purpose of their existence. Of course, this can only be achieved when a person is accepted as free, independent and […]...

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Five years in prison for filming the streets/ Ehsan Haghani

Predicting criminal reactions (punishments) in relevant laws and their implementation through the judiciary is one of the ways to establish order and security and prevent encroachment on the rights of individuals in civilized societies. Since the conditions and implementation of punishments – despite the justifications and reasons that require adherence to them – are still […]...

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Forgiveness, symbol of injustice/ Hossein Raeesi

A look at the recent “pardon” of a large number of political-security convicts and suspects. The protests of “women, life, freedom” from their first day in late September 1982 were so widespread that they resembled a revolutionary movement and led to the arrest of thousands (and perhaps tens of thousands) by security forces. The mass […]...

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“Chapaul in the shelter of creativity/ Abbas Dehghani”

“Sayyid Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, has approved the decision of the leaders of the three branches of government to sell surplus government properties and grant legal immunity to the decision-making body regarding the sale of these properties. With the approval of the decision by the leaders of the three branches of […]...

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The slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom” and overcoming the revision of the Constitution / Elaheh Amani.

The wave of protests in recent years, especially with the unprecedented rise of popular movements in Iran, where women and youth are at the forefront with the slogan “Women, Life, Freedom”, has pushed for a review of the current constitution and the drafting of a new one that does not have the challenges of the […]...

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In the circumstances of Simorgh/ Navid Mihan Dost

The Fajr Film Festival is one of the most interesting events that has been organized by the Islamic Republic. As you know, the Islamic Revolution in Iran aimed to transform all cultural, political, and social aspects, and in this process, cinema was one of the main targets for destruction and annihilation. It is not meaningless […]...

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Book Introduction: “Cinema and Human Rights”

Without a doubt, “cinema” is always something more than just entertainment. For years, cinema has been used as a tool to convey messages and concepts that require public education. Unfortunately, civil society activists in Iran do not pay enough attention to the power of art, or have not been successful in utilizing it. However, there […]...

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