Popular music and compulsory military service/ Alireza Goodarzi

A Look at Three Decades of Social and Human Rights Songs “Sandy” Every time I hear about mandatory military service, the voice of Shahram Azar, our own Sedi, rings in my ear: “Yaghloui with your hands in line for Sachmeh Polo…”. For several years now, the hashtag #SayNoToMilitaryService has been seen on social media. But […]...

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Serving the duty system and its countless hardships / Marzieh Mohabbey

Existence, identity, and destiny of humans in the modern era are determined by their relationship with walls. With the emergence of the concept of modern state in the realm of human life, border walls, like the invisible blades of a historical knife, have separated humans from each other and considered each of them as a […]...

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A look at the reasons for the increase in suicide rates among soldiers in Iran / Delbar Tokhali

Let’s not remain silent in the face of soldiers’ suicide. More than two years have passed since the suicide of “Saman Dashti”, a 20-year-old young man who pulled the trigger on the last day of his military service and ended his life, but his family and friends are still in shock about what happened. During […]...

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Let the boys smile in their youth / Behrouz Javid Tehrani

In a healthy society, young people smile without reason and this is the charm of youth. But in today’s society in Iran, the conditions for young people, especially boys, are completely different. There are many factors that contribute to why young people in Iran do not experience a happy life; among them are the limitations […]...

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Military service and the suffering of thousands in Iranian families!/Kiumars Amiri

For years, military service in the Islamic Republic of Iran has become a great burden and problem for families. Every Iranian male must feel the heavy shadow of military service on his life and family when he reaches the age of 18. This burden stays with him for many years and affects all aspects of […]...

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Compulsory military service, a clear violation of human rights / Mohammad Mohabi

This is a picture of a beautiful flower. Mohammad Mohabbai It has been a while since we have been hearing very bitter and unfortunate news from the military barracks of the country. In mid-August, a soldier opened fire on his fellow soldiers at the Kahrizak training barracks in Tehran; this shooting left four dead and […]...

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