How not having a suitable database can exacerbate economic discrimination? / Samaneh Golab

The great burden on the shoulders of childhood is susceptible. Information and data system is the foundation of decision-making, policy-making, and proper implementation of policies in any country. When there is no accurate information system, it is not possible to have a clear picture of realities or to identify and plan for the main challenges […]...

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How do the poorest citizens of Iran spend their days? / Maryam Shakarni

Poverty’s tightness. Fatima and six others live in two six-meter rooms with a four-meter courtyard. The rooms are made of cement blocks and have thin and uneven layers of plaster on them. The ceiling is made of aluminum sheets, and every time the wind blows, Fatima’s seven-member family fears for their shelter to collapse. Every […]...

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Which groups have been excluded from the list of subsidy recipients? / Reza Rezaei Orzman

A story of deletion. A spring day has appeared in the month of Ordibehesht. The fast-moving buses of Azadi are even more crowded and bustling than usual, all the way to Tehranpars. For several days now, the 11-story building of the Ministry of Welfare at the intersection of Behboudi and Azadi streets has become a […]...

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General mistrust and boiling point of protests/ Mohammadreza Sardari

Iran has been facing nationwide protests since the second half of the 1990s due to the high prices of essential goods; prices that are partly a result of international sanctions, but also due to incorrect economic policies and inefficient management. These protests have unfortunately claimed the lives of many and made life difficult for a […]...

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The hidden truth of the liberation of currency subsidies in the Raisi government/ Khurshid Sha’iri

Judicial activism The government’s first budget of the fifteenth century was designed with policies that have the title of reform and have cost-saving results for the Iranian economy; reforms that are being pursued in the form of extensive elimination of currency subsidies. Last month, the official removal of preferred currency was put on the government’s […]...

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Removing subsidies; repeating a costly experience/ Farangis Shakiba

The history of removing subsidies and freeing the prices of essential goods in Iran dates back to the early 1990s, when the government of reconstruction attempted to reduce the debt crisis by implementing economic adjustment policies. Since then, this policy has become one of the fundamental pillars of the economic system in Iran. Different governments […]...

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A Look at the Recent Strike of Workers at the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company / Hirad Pirbodaghi

Unity. The strike of retired and employed workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company in the final days of the month of Ordibehesht this year is so important for the labor movement in Iran that we cannot allow it to be overshadowed by the daily events and protests that we pass by so easily. […]...

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“Hello Commander, Ideological Education and Children’s Rights / Mahnaz Norouzian”

Childhood is a crucial period for the development of personality and children’s perception. It is the most sensitive and influential stage of growth in every individual’s life; therefore, ensuring the physical and mental health of children is of great importance. Paying attention to the natural and social rights of children, protecting their rights, respecting their […]...

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Air pollution in Iran; why aren’t laws effective? / Mo’in Khazaeli

Unclean air is illegal. As statistics show, air pollution in Iran is one of the main causes of premature deaths, and according to the Ministry of Health’s statistics, nearly 40,000 premature deaths occur annually due to air pollution in Iran. Based on these statistics, in Tehran alone, more than 4,000 citizens lose their lives prematurely […]...

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Reasons for the collapse of the metropolis and the role and performance of the statesmen of the Islamic Republic in it / Nasim Sultanbeigi

Metrople, a vast sorrow in Iran Seventy-seven people returned alive from the hellish metropolis, and one of them is still struggling for survival on a hospital bed. However, forty-three people were buried under the ruins of the corruption that destroyed Rombid and Amiriyeh Street. Amiriyeh, once a vibrant and bustling street in Abadan, is now […]...

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“Notes on Human Rights and Abortion; From America to Iran / Elaheh Amani”

Miscarriage and reproductive rights and fertility In the third decade of the 21st century, we are witnessing a major wave and trend towards reclaiming women’s rights not only in countries on three continents, especially in Western Asia, North Africa, and South Asia, but also in European and North American countries. In America, after nearly half […]...

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Book Introduction: Political Economy: Targeting Subsidies in Iran

According to Dr. Farshad Momeni, professor of economics and author of the introduction to the book, … Political Economy: Targeting Subsidies in Iran This book is an effort to improve the quality of learning and strengthen the historical memory of the country’s politicians; especially in a situation where it has been observed that for years, […]...

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