Dr. Leila Fallahati: The Hijab and Chastity Bill Intensifies Hypocrisy / Ali Kalai

“This draft explicitly addresses violations of citizens’ rights in certain places. This is part of the remarks made by Leila Fallahati, a professor at the Cultural and Social Studies Research Center and a member of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology Institute, in an interview with Khatt-e-Solh magazine. The topic of the conversation with […]...

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“The bill of hijab and chastity in the view of the constitution and human rights / Alireza Goodarzi”

The legal and executive situation regarding the issue of hijab is very complicated. This complexity has become even more strange since the start of the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement last year. Text messages about uncovering hijab, confiscation of cars, the hijab and chastity bill, nighttime arrests, internet taxis, online businesses, yogurt containers, the sealing of […]...

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قتA Look at the Envisaged Punishments in the Veil and Chastity Bill / Ehsan Haghighat

In modern civilized societies, the establishment of criminal laws falls solely within the jurisdiction of the legislative body (parliament), which is derived from the will of the majority of citizens. The legislative authorities, using this legal capacity and taking into account the desires and will of the general public, as well as the necessities and […]...

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The Bill of Chastity and Hijab; Procreation without Considering the Welfare of Society / Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour

Analysis of the proposed materials in the “Chastity and Hijab” bill, according to the principles and rules defined in the Islamic Penal Code and the Law on Reduction of Enhancing Penalties, although necessary, is not as important as the author believes. What is more important, in the author’s opinion, is the expression of the philosophical […]...

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“Hijab and Chastity”, a bill to repeat bad conditions / Saeed Maleki

What is observed in the subject of hijab and its surrounding controversies has a great absence. A look at the course of events surrounding the subject over the past year shows that part of the ruling establishment, located in specific institutions such as the national media and other organizations, despite their initial logical approach, is […]...

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Is the nightmare of the Islamic Revolution Committee and Guidance returning? / Keyumars Amiri

The bitter and terrifying memories of the “Committee of the Islamic Revolution,” which, like a wicked fate, had inflicted harm and humiliation on the lives, property, and dignity of the people of Iran for many years, have not been forgotten. Or the “Guidance Patrols” that left deep wounds on the lives of people. Now they […]...

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Government deadlock in the fight against mandatory hijab/ Beloved Tavakoli

It has been close to forty-five years that Iranian women, generation after generation, have passed on the torch of the fight against mandatory hijab in the Islamic Republic. The young girls of 1357 (1978) who came to the streets in protests against wearing headscarves, are now fighting alongside their granddaughters for the right to choose […]...

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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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Retribution and deterrence: The ineffective combination of the death penalty and intentional murder / Mahnaz Norouzian

These days, news about executions and inhumane punishments, which are still being carried out despite the existence of many opponents, have occupied the minds of human rights activists and supporters of abolishing punishments that violate human dignity. Despite research showing the ineffectiveness of capital punishment, it is still being implemented. In most countries around the […]...

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قتExecution; Deterrence or Intimidation? / Ehsan Haghighat

Capital Punishment – including execution, which is the most common type – has been one of the most important tools for social control and criminal reactions in various legal systems from ancient times until now. It still exists and is implemented in some criminal systems around the world. Sufficient deterrence, proportionality of punishment, preservation of […]...

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Taqi Azad Ermaki: Intentional violence among teenagers can turn into murder / Ali Kalai

“We will face mass killings in the not-so-distant future; where young people will gather and engage in killing each other.” This warning comes from Taqi Azad Armaki, a sociologist and professor at the University of Tehran’s Faculty of Social Sciences. It is a warning about the violence in the younger generation, which is the motivation […]...

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Investigating the reproduction of violence in virtual space in conversation with Gholamreza Alizadeh, sociologist/ Morteza Hamounian

Representation of violence in Iranian artworks and films, as well as religious rituals such as self-flagellation, can contribute to an increase in the inclination and action towards violence against oneself, which manifests in the form of self-harm. The phenomenon of self-harm is considered a social issue in the world, and is particularly prevalent among young […]...

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