State; plunderer of public interests / Saeideh Shafiei

The largest privatization in the history of Iran took place over the past few weeks, with 12% of the shares of Persian Gulf Petrochemical Company being transferred to two state buyers, worth over 118 trillion tomans. However, considering the nature of the buyers, this transfer cannot be considered a change of ownership to the private […]...

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Security’s encounter with students during nationwide protests; “Legal arrest” or “arbitrary detention”? / Moein Khazaei

On October 19th, finally, Yousef Nouri, the Minister of Education of the Islamic Republic, admitted that a number of students have been arrested during the recent nationwide protests in Iran. Although he did not provide an “exact number” of detained students, he stated: “Their number is not high and they are not that many.” According […]...

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The approach of the courts in Iran towards international human rights laws / Mahnaz Norouzian.

Nowadays, the issue of human rights is so global and important that the acceptance and legitimacy of governments and regimes depends on how they support these rights. According to the Iranian Civil Law, treaties that are ratified between the government of Iran and other governments, in accordance with the Constitution, have the force of law. […]...

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قتHuman rights or domestic laws; which one has priority?/ Ehsan Haqiqat

Although the principles and rules of human rights were established in the mid-twentieth century and were codified after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948, at the United Nations General Assembly, and further developed with the creation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant […]...

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The Necessity of Abolishing the Death Penalty and Defending Human Rights / Mehrdad Naghibi

In current societies, all the old tools of oppression have been rejected and condemned, but the death penalty, as one of the most barbaric methods of ancient heritage, has not only not been rejected and condemned, but has also been legitimized and given a legal aspect by self-proclaimed governments in many parts of the world. […]...

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Painting of Mahtab Ali-Nejad

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Conversation with Naemat Ahmadi, lawyer and prosecutor about the increase in execution sentences in Iran/ Ali Kalaii

Overcoming unemployment is overcoming crime. Statistics in the past year show a significant increase in the implementation of the death penalty in Iran. It seems that since Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei took office, there has been a strong will within the judicial system to expedite all death sentences. This has prompted the monthly magazine Khat-e-Solh to interview […]...

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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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There is no will or ability to abolish the death penalty in Iran / Niloufar Gachilo

A look at the expansion of the death penalty in Iran. Until the 18th century, we find executions and deprivation of life using various tools and methods in desirable and accepted societies. Through historical examination, it is observable that there was no serious dispute or discussion among intellectuals and jurists about its rejection and abolition. […]...

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Abolishing the Death Penalty; A Legal Process with Different Experiences / Moein Khazaei

The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to be one of the governments that rigorously carries out the death penalty in its judicial system. The latest statistics show that at least 528 people were executed in Iran during the past year (October 2021 to October 2022) (1). However, this number only includes executions officially announced by […]...

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Execution in International Human Rights Documents / Alireza Goodarzi

Execution in the legal system of Iran is one of the punishments that results in the loss of life, but in the international human rights system, execution is generally considered equivalent to the death penalty. In this sense, intentionally taking the life of a human being is considered a form of punishment by law and […]...

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The dramatic increase in the number of executions in Iran and its reasons/ Morteza Hamounian

“Record keeping is the ruler of death” On average, one person is executed daily in Iran. These words are from Diana Eltahawy, the director of the Middle East and North Africa office of Amnesty International. The statistics are for the first six months of the current year. As the leader of the regime says, “We […]...

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