Stray Dogs, Even from a Legal Perspective/ Alireza Goodarzi

Let us begin with a classification: animals either live alongside us humans—like “my cat” or a “sheepdog”—or are wild and live in nature. The first category has largely evolved through artificial selection, adapting to coexist peacefully with humans and often providing benefits in return. The behavior and appearance of sheep, roosters, and dogs are markedly […]...

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“Examining the Negative Social and Familial Effects of the “Noor Plan”; A Conversation with Fatemeh Mousavi Vaiyeh and Pedram Tahsini”

Without a doubt, what I see today on the streets of the country, especially in the capital, has no relation to “light”. What is being implemented under the name of “Light Plan” is, in other words, the same cultural cleansing that resulted in the death of Mahsa Amini and widespread protests across the country for […]...

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The Iranian civil society continues to support women’s rights / Hermoz Sharifian

In the past, I had trouble with the phrase “women’s rights” and would ask myself: Can “rights” have a gender? With a belief in “human rights”, women’s rights should also be seen within the same concept and respected. But in a meeting with lawyers, especially experts in “fundamental rights”, I learned that women, and at […]...

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Is the repetition of Mahsa Amini’s tragedy on the way?/ Angel Goli

“We didn’t even have one case of objection towards the implementation of the light plan.” These are the words of Majid Mirahmadi, the Deputy Minister of Interior Security. Not seeing the high volume of criticism and protest against the implementation of a rushed plan is happening while a significant portion of these criticisms are not […]...

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