We cannot demand accountability from the judiciary in the parliament; in conversation with Parvaneh Salhashoori, representative of the parliament / Conversation with Ali Kalaei.

Parvaneh Salashouri is the representative of Tehran’s people in the tenth session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly. She, who holds a PhD in sociology, has been active in the cultural commission and the women’s faction of this assembly throughout her tenure. This reformist representative has made numerous statements on the civil issues of Iranian society […]...

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Whipping punishment for workers and women leads to social animosity; in conversation with Saleh Nikbakht, a law professor and attorney/Conversation with Siamak Malamirhamadi.

Mohammad Saleh Nikbakht is a prominent lawyer and defense attorney, well-known in Iran. He is a human rights activist and a member of the Association for the Support of Prisoners. He has a long history of handling important and controversial cases in the country and currently represents several detained members of the Syndicate of Workers […]...

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A look at recent pressures on workers in Ahvaz; an interview with Meysam Al-Mahdi / Interview with Simin Rouzgar.

Ahvaz Steel was privatized and transferred to the private sector by the Privatization Organization in pursuit of the approval of the “Implementation of General Policies of Article 44 of the Constitution” in 2009. Despite summonses and threats from security institutions, the workers of the National-Industrial Group of Ahvaz Steel had been continuously protesting and demonstrating […]...

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Unsuccessful conversation in the public sphere of Iran / Reza Alijani

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“Active in human rights, steadfast in ideals/Morteza Hamounian”

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United Nations; Global Peace and Security from Will to Action / Farzad Saifi Karan

Achieving peace and security, and a life full of tranquility under the shadow of these two important pillars, have been among the first demands of humanity from the beginning of history until now, and various actions have been taken in different eras to achieve this noble goal. Achieving peace is always faced with various challenges, […]...

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Does distraction help strengthen peace? / Amin Ghazaei

This article attempts to answer the question of how decentralization in the political (and also administrative and economic) structure can lead to a reduction of internal conflicts and strengthen peaceful relations between people in different regions of a country. Initially, peace is defined here as the absence of war and conflict. Decentralization is also hastily […]...

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The dominance of military forces over the social existence of Iranians/Solmaz Eikdar.

Since the day that Ayatollah Khomeini explicitly ordered the ban on armed forces entering politics until the commander of Sepah in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad said, “Don’t worry, Sepah will have an active presence in politics,” forty years have passed. During these forty years, the Sepah Pasdaran have rooted themselves so deeply in the fabric of […]...

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“Exploration of Peace and Warmongering in Persian Literature/The Pact of Allies”

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“Minimum Wage Scale for Workers; Ministry of Labor’s Rate for Being Below the Poverty Line/Specified by Khazaeili”

The right to enjoy minimum standards of living, including access to basic and essential health care, food, clothing, housing, and social services, is one of the fundamental and inherent rights of every human being. This right is emphasized and highlighted in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 25). According to this article, “everyone has […]...

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The right to development and freedom of the nation, and criticism of the cliché “the worthier the better” / Mohammad Mohabbi.

First – not everything is worthy of creation! Development, one of the sensitive, expansive and multidimensional concepts in humanities, and one of the important rights of citizens of a country/state, has been plagued by misunderstanding since its introduction to Iran. There is a spectrum of intellectuals in Iran who essentially see the “Iranian nation” itself […]...

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“Under the heavy shadow of censorship, rent and corruption, the cinema house/Mostafa Azizi”

In Iran, during the month of Shahrivar, all eyes turn towards the cinema. This is because on the 21st of Shahrivar, the 100th anniversary of the entry of cinematography into Iran, is celebrated as “National Cinema Day.” It is also because one of the major events in Iranian cinema, the “Cinema House Celebration,” is held […]...

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