Prisoners in the Shadow of War: A Responsibility That Cannot Be Lifted from the Shoulders of the State/ Sara Ghoreishi

With the escalation of military tensions and the possibility of expanding conflict, concerns about the safety of prisons and the lives of prisoners have significantly increased. Prisoners are among the most vulnerable groups in any crisis situation, as they have no independent ability to decide where they live, access medical care, or even secure their […]...

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The Gap Between Legal Obligations and the Reality of Prisons/ Sina Yousefi

In contemporary international law, the situation of prisoners in conditions of armed conflict is among the areas that has received particular attention within international legal systems. This sensitivity arises from the fact that prisoners, as individuals who are entirely under the authority and control of state institutions, are in practice deprived of any effective means […]...

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The Securitization of Humanitarian Action and the Silencing of Independent Information During War/ Diako Moradi

This article seeks to show that in contemporary wars, the field of conflict is no longer limited merely to the military sphere; rather, humanitarian, media, communications, and legal domains are increasingly absorbed into the logic of war. In such a situation, war advances not only through weapons, bombardment, and the destruction of physical infrastructure, but […]...

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Prison: The Blind Spot of Justice in War/ Esmail Abdi

Based on nearly nine years of my own lived experience in four prisons—Evin, Rajai Shahr, Nadamatgah, and Kachouii in Karaj—I can say with certainty that the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite the existence of domestic laws and its human rights claims, has consistently shown that preserving the human dignity of prisoners and […]...

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Individual and Family Care Measures in the Face of No News About Prisoners/ Mahtab Alinejad

Nights grow dark earlier than ever; not because of blackout, but because of the weight of something no one can quite name. When the siren sounds, the mother involuntarily places her hand on her chest, the very place where she last heard her son’s voice, over a crackling phone line that was cut off too […]...

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