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April 21, 2025

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Political executions in Iran, a tool for eliminating and suppressing protesters/ Reza Dehlavi

Execution is considered one of the most controversial forms of punishment in criminal systems around the world. After the advancement of civil society in different countries, the issue of executions has always been subject to moral, legal, and political criticisms. However, what has caused increased concern in recent years is the significant rise in “political […]...

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Created By: Reza Dehlavi
April 21, 2025

The death penalty, a tool for solidifying dictatorship and perpetuating tyranny/ Atena Daemi

We are on the eve of the anniversary of the executions of the summer of 1367. The dark summer in which thousands of political activists were executed, in violation of the law. Among these men and women, many had completed their sentences and were looking forward to their freedom. But they were executed, en masse […]...

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Created By: Atena Daemi
August 22, 2024

Message from Women Prisoners: Issuing the death sentence, revenge of the government from women/ Nasim Mogharab

During the short period since the issuance of the death sentence for Sharifeh Mohammadi and Parichehr Azizi, multiple statements have been released in protest against the issuance of these sentences and the danger of similar sentences being issued for Vida Movahedi and Nasim Gholami Simiari. Paying attention to the letters and analyses published by imprisoned […]...

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Created By: Nasim Mogharab
August 22, 2024

Is society’s sensitivity towards death sentences enough?/ Zahra Bagheri-Shad

The issuing of death sentences for Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist, and Parisa Azizi, a social worker, is seen by many human rights activists as part of the ongoing war against women that the Islamic Republic has intensified in the past two years. It is a reaction to the widespread women’s movement in Iran and […]...

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Created By: Zahra Bagheri‌shad
August 22, 2024

Who signed the execution order of “Pakhsan Azizi”? / Morteza Hamounian

118 years have passed since the Constitutional Revolution in Iran; a revolution that one of its ideals was to achieve “fairness” through the people. But the problem is that since then, whenever there has been oppression and rights have been violated, they have either ignored the law or created a legal garment by force; a […]...

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Created By: Morteza Hamounian
August 22, 2024

The War of Women Against the Oppressive Government Machine / Banafsheh Jamali

A 14-year-old girl, while hiding behind an electrical kiosk, is trembling and staring in awe at the approaching Basij forces. The Basij forces stand up and the officers start marching, rushing towards the girl. The young girl fights back against the officers’ punches and kicks, but the large number of officers has her terrified. Some […]...

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Created By: Banafsheh Jamali
August 22, 2024

Is an unjust law still a law?/ Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour

One of the most important issues that is currently being discussed in society is determining the boundary of “civil disobedience” with law-breaking, legalism, and the religious term “oppression”. The attention to this issue has led to the question of the relationship between ethics and law, justice and ethics, or in a religious perspective, the interaction […]...

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Created By: Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour
August 22, 2024