The term “qisas” is a verbal noun derived from the root “qassa yuqassu”, meaning to follow up on the effect of something. In jurisprudence and law, qisas refers to the punishment of a criminal in a manner similar to the crime committed. For example, the execution of a murderer for committing murder, or blinding a […]...
“متن راست چین” “Right-aligned text”Mehran Mosadegh Nia In this short article, we try to examine gender equality in Iranian criminal and legal laws, so that we may better understand the issue of inequality between men and women in this field, rather than in other political and social areas that are beyond the scope of this […]...
The restrictions and deprivations imposed on the Gonabadi Dervishes have a long history in terms of media and legal rights. Followers of this mystical community have been repeatedly summoned, arrested, interrogated and sentenced to prison and exile without due legal process by the Iranian government since 2005, after the destruction of the Shari’at Khanqah in […]...