Digital Authoritarianism: A Plan for Protecting and Violating Human Rights of Users / Elaheh Amani

The right to access information and the internet freely is considered one of the fundamental rights and a foundation for achieving human rights in today’s world and the age of information technology. In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly recognized access to the internet as a human right and issued a resolution on this matter. […]...

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Maintenance Plan: Iran’s Second Serious Attempt to Overcome Traditional Censorship / Amir Rashidi

Perhaps throughout the history of the internet in Iran, until now, no topic has been discussed except for Telegram and the protection plan. In fact, these two have a serious common point, which is the effort to access extensive information of internet users. In traditional Iranian methods, to combat what Iranian authorities refer to as […]...

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Protection against censorship; removing the direct voice of the margins is the result of the protection of the virtual space / Mandana Sadeghi.

Since the whisper of the plan for “National Regulations for the Virtual Space of the Country”, known as the “Virtual Space Protection Plan”, intensified, those in charge of this matter have been trying to explain it through various media and platforms. This is to alleviate fears of filtering foreign platforms – which is said will […]...

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“The plan for protecting the virtual space and the victory of civil society in the fight against censorship and filtering / Maryam Dehkordi”

Morteza Agha Tehrani, the head of the Cultural Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, says “We have firmly stood behind the protection plan” because, according to him, laws have been considered in all countries for “managing the virtual space”. He spoke at the conference “Jihad of Explanation: Strategies, Obstacles, and Solutions” on Friday, 14th of […]...

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The king’s soup and new clothes; the main defender of the preservation plan and the critics’ game/ Amir Aghaei.

“Unfortunately, in our country’s virtual space, despite all the emphasis I have made, the necessary precautions are not being taken and in some aspects, it is truly neglected that those who are responsible should be aware. All countries in the world manage their own virtual space, while we take pride in abandoning ours. This is […]...

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Buy today! What threats do chain stores face? / Saeideh Shafiei

In the past decade, chain stores have sprung up like mushrooms in both big and small cities. Some of these stores are affiliated with large domestic holdings, while others have been established with foreign investment. Due to the alarming inflation, especially in the food sector, and the price difference of products offered in chain stores […]...

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Iranian subsidies; the most bizarre economic calculation in human history / Keyumars Amiri

On the eve of the ancient holiday of Nowruz, the biggest Iranian holiday, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is paying a subsidy of forty-five thousand and five hundred tomans to the people, while the price of one kilogram of Iranian rice is one hundred thousand tomans. With this subsidy, a family of […]...

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یPlasma sales; “Ali”s and other “Samari”s / Ahmad Fakhimi

Dariush Mehrjui, in the year 1353 Dariush Mehrjui, in the year 1353. Enamel circle “with reference to the story” Trash bin “Gholamhossein Saadi was made. Both the film “The Clown” and the story of Saadi were not about anything except the narration of the decline of humans who have become nothing due to extreme poverty […]...

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Masoumeh Aghapour Alishahi, representative of the previous terms of parliament: Supportive institutions are not accountable/ Ali Kalaii

According to him, the goal of eradicating poverty in the country by support institutions has not been achieved in the past forty years. He also emphasizes the need for centralized information and land management in Iran and criticizes the proliferation and overlap of institutions with similar responsibilities. He is Masoumeh Aghapour Alishahi, representative of the […]...

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“Irfan Ghaderi, director of the Children’s Foundation in Kermanshah: Government support organizations do not have effective field activities / Azar Taherabad”

Despite the fact that since the early years of the revolution in Iran, numerous government institutions and organizations have been established with the aim of helping the underprivileged and needy, and have started their work, after several decades, the task of providing relief and alleviating poverty among the weaker sections of society in Iran is […]...

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Investigating the Functioning of Parallel Institutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Mehrnoush Noudoost

Guarding while sleeping and stealing belongings. If we were to present an image of the Islamic Republic of Iran, we cannot simply mention the three branches of government, the parliament, and the judiciary. Sovereignty here is made up of various, conflicting, and parallel aspects, each of which operates below or beyond the law. Institutions such […]...

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Prisoner of Loss; A Look at the Situation of the Injured After the November Earthquake and Flood in Hormozgan / Samireh Hanaei

“Establishing social justice” has been declared as the most important goal of the formation of the Islamic government. Social justice, in its definition, means “establishing justice and bridging the gap and deep class divisions in society and preventing unjust accumulation of wealth.” Considering the first goal of the establishment of the Islamic government, the Islamic […]...

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