The relationship between collective memory and collective graves; in conversation with Raha Bahraini and Shadi Sadar/ Simin Ruzgard.

  Simin Rouzgar “Conquering the collective memory is an action that many ideological governments have undertaken in order to impose their desired narrative of history. Milan Kundera, in one of his famous stories called “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” writes: “The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” This renowned […]...

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Raha Bahreini: Holding a gathering should not be conditional on obtaining a permit/ Simin Rouzgar

The right to freedom of assembly has been emphasized as a fundamental right in many human rights treaties, particularly in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This right is among the rights that people in a region or country use as a means to convey their demands to others and officials. In Iran, […]...

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