Human rights, foreigners among Iranian rulers / Samuel Bakhtiyari

Paying attention to human rights in Iran by international institutions has always been a challenge due to the policies and regimes governing the country. The political leaders of Iran, with a feudalistic view towards the Iranian people, consider any critical perspective on human rights as interference in their internal affairs. The Universal Declaration of Human […]...

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The 1957 Revolution, intellectuals and the sorrowful neighborhood/ Mohammad Habibi

First image: A young girl with a gun in her hands, with proud eyes and a determined look, while the cold winter wind caresses her disheveled hair, on top of a tank in Tehran during the days leading up to the February 1979 revolution. It is a symbolic image of a revolution whose representatives were […]...

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Shah, Human Rights, and the February 1979 Revolution by Morteza Kazemian.

In explaining the effective political changes during the rise of the social movement and the occurrence and victory of the 1957 revolution, one cannot ignore the events that took place in the mid-1950s inside Iran and in the international arena, particularly in the issue of “human rights”. The violent behavior of the authoritarian Shah regime […]...

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The gradual death of Khuzestan and its citizens/ Hesam Behrani

The natural level of suspended particles in the air is about 150 micrograms per cubic meter. However, in recent days and weeks, the province of Khuzestan has experienced a 70-fold increase in the permissible limit of dust and pollution, reaching a critical situation. Shahriar Askari, the Public Relations Manager of the Environmental Protection Agency of […]...

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Publication of the annual report on the human rights situation in Iran

The group of human rights activists in Iran, with the efforts of the Statistics, Publication, and Works Institution, has published its annual report on the state of human rights in Iran for the one-year period (2015-2014). This report is the result of the daily efforts of this organization in the recent years, as part of […]...

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Book Introduction: Atlas of Human Rights

Human rights is a term that we have heard a lot about in recent years. Every day, many people around the world become victims of human rights violations and in the media and news, we see a glimpse of the suffering they endure. Unfortunately, in addition to the obvious and public violations of human rights, […]...

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“Hidden AIDS and lack of sexual education in schools/ Mohammad Habibi”

Like previous years, this year too, numerous news about education and schools in Iran were published on news agencies’ telegrams and caught the attention of experts. However, a bitter and shocking news that was expected to attract more attention, was soon removed from the media’s attention circle due to the efforts of education officials to […]...

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Prohibition of holding congregational prayers in an Islamic country/ Shahram Ahmadi

One of the longstanding conflicts in the Middle East has been the divide between Shia and Sunni, which has manifested itself in various forms throughout history. The current government of Iran, which is considered a Shia government, has always tried to marginalize the Sunni population and has subjected this religious minority to various forms of […]...

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Security and Equality, the Rights of Sunnis in Balochistan/ Shahram Ahmadi

What do Kurds, Balochs, Arabs, or other Sunni peoples say and want? Do they demand more rights than other religions? Are they willing to ignore their Iranian identity or do they beat the drums of separation? In short, are they a threat to national security? Of course, the answer to all of the above questions […]...

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Mohammad Olyaie Farad: Political Crime Plan is an Internal Government Matter / Simin Rouzgard.

In this issue of the monthly magazine “Peace Line”, we have gone to Mohammad Olyaie Farad and talked to this lawyer about the special case of “Political Crime Plan” which has recently been approved by the representatives of the parliament and will soon be voted on in the open session of the parliament. Mohammad Olyaie […]...

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Dr. Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh: Iran, the importer of virtual water/ Jamal Hosseini

The limited resources of fresh water in the world and the increasing consumption have led to water becoming a source of competition among countries and different groups, playing a crucial role in shaping social and political relations between these groups. In the present century, water scarcity, as the most valuable resource in human life, has […]...

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The Importance of Mental and Physical Health in Prison / Mehdi Khodaei

With a glance at the situation of ward 350 in Evin prison and hall 12 of Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj. In many standards and human rights reports, the conditions of prisons and treatment of prisoners are always mentioned as indicators for measuring the human approach and adherence to human rights components by governments and […]...

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