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January 28, 2025

Mosquito killing

Neither responsibility nor accountability/ Goddess of Safety

Every day, a huge amount of news and information about violence, harassment, and abuse against women and girls is reflected in official and social media. These acts of violence, in private and public spaces, at home and in the workplace, on the streets and in markets, on public transportation and in prisons, endanger the safety […]...

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Created By: Elahe Amani
September 23, 2023

The Role of the Government in the Sequence of Honor Killings in Iran / Elaheh Amani

Is “honor killing” on the rise in the world and in Iran? With a brief review, we find that in Iran and other Western Asian countries (Middle East) and South Asian countries, news of honor killings is also the top headline on websites and newspapers. Human rights groups say that every year, around a thousand […]...

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Created By: Elahe Amani
July 23, 2023

A brief look at honor killings: The law that authorizes murder / Abolfazl Alizadeh

“Honour killings”; in recent years, we have heard this phrase repeatedly and each time our souls and beings have been pained, and each time we have written whatever we could, but unfortunately, there has been a lack of attention and effective and noticeable action. In recent years, we have heard many times that Iranian girls […]...

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Created By: Abolfazl Alizadeh
December 22, 2022

Only seven percent of honor killings are reported by the media/ Zahra Bagheri-Shad

Analysis of Persian-language media content about honor killings. Report on the Men’s Network Against Honor Violence The first research report on the analysis of Persian-language media content regarding honor killings was published on November 25th of this year, which examines news related to thirty honor killings in 1399 (2020-2021) in Persian-language media and discusses preliminary […]...

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Created By: Zahra Bagheri‌shad
December 22, 2021

A Narrative of the Murder of Sonya Aria Poor (Dehqan) in a Conversation with Her Mother: I did not allow the paternal family to write on Sonya’s grave stone / Bahar Abbasi

Sonya Aryapour (Dehghan) was a victim of an honor killing in the city of Sardasht and was killed by her brother and cousin. She was buried in the Nalas neighborhood. Her 19-year-old brother, Saman Dehghan, and her 21-year-old cousin, Hedi Dehghan, were responsible for her murder. Sonya’s parents were separated and she had a failed […]...

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Created By: Bahar Abbasi
November 22, 2021

ی “Mosquito Killing; A Conversation with Evin Mostafazadeh, Women’s Rights Activist / Bahareh Gohari”

Honour killing is one form of violence against women where, under the pretext of protecting their honour, the right to life is taken away from the victim. The victims of honour killings are usually unmarried girls who are killed by their father, brother, or husband. Reasons such as refusing forced marriages and engaging in romantic […]...

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Created By: Bahareh Gohar
November 22, 2021

Mosquito killing; the most severe form of domestic violence / Reza Moghadam

On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, it is necessary to first delve into the history of this day before addressing the issue of honor killings. In 1999, the United Nations officially recognized November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in honor […]...

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Created By: Razvan Moghadam
November 22, 2021

Suspended Pieces; Short Story: Sam the Eagle, Painting: Farokh, Poetry: Reza Ekvanian

Short Story: The Series of Stories Written by Sam Aghabi. I saw him in a cafe. It was the first and last time we were supposed to see each other. These kinds of things are not a joke. They are related to the security issues of the country. That’s why we had to be careful, […]...

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Created By: Admin
July 22, 2020

Violation of the right to life in law and in practice / Hossein Raeisi

Legislation and anti-human interpretations in the face of the term.“ Wasted blood.” This text is not provided. Please provide the Farsi text for translation. Hossein Raeisi When it comes to the right to life, the necessity of preserving the lives of individuals and ensuring this right is protected becomes apparent. There are numerous violations of […]...

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Created By: Hossein Raeesi
November 25, 2016