Amir Aghayi

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May 22, 2026

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From the Filtering of Telegram to “Pro Internet” / Amir Aghaei

The Islamic Republic is breaking many negative records in the field of digital repression. Iranians, during perhaps one of the most turbulent periods in their history — from the start of the 12-day war to the Dey protests and after that the 40-day war, which it is still not clear has completely ended or not […]...

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May 22, 2026

Silence for the Killing/Amir Aghaei

The following text is a scribble by a young man from inside Iran about the internet shutdown during the recent protests. It was originally supposed to be a report on the internet shutdown, but I couldn’t. No matter how much I tried to maintain an impartial tone of reporting, I couldn’t. No matter how much […]...

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February 20, 2026

The Rollout of Tiered Internet Access at the University of Tehran/ Amir Aghaei

If you flip through any glossary of specialized terminology, you won’t find the term “class-based internet” or a precise definition of it. However, by implementing this project over the past 20 years, the rulers of the Islamic Republic have compelled Iranian internet users to adopt a term to describe it. Class-based internet refers to the […]...

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November 22, 2025

Tales from within the dark borders; a conversation with three prisoners sentenced to death / Amir Aghaei

When we talk about execution, we are not just talking about the “end of a life”, but about chains of poverty, injustice, and forgetfulness; we are talking about a path that slowly drags a “human” to a point of no return. In the depths of society, where the voices of the weakest are heard less, […]...

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April 21, 2025

The Mafia of Filtering or VPNs: Which Side Does the Government Listen to in Its Fight Against a Free Internet?/ Amir Aghaei

Radical members of parliament, the spokesperson for the Pezeshkian administration, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, members of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, and many other names—while differing significantly in their political approaches and perspectives on managing the internet in Iran, they all share one thing in common: beating the drum of the VPN mafia. […]...

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January 20, 2025

The Status of Iran’s Power Plants and Production Capacity: Analysis and Outlook/ Amir Aghaei

With its abundant fossil energy resources and potential for renewable energy utilization, Iran is a significant country in electricity production within the Middle East. This article examines the current status of Iran’s power plants, their nominal and actual capacities, consumption levels, exports, and strategies to increase production. Iran’s Electricity Production Capacity Iran is one of […]...

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December 21, 2024

Division and dichotomy of sanctions or cooperation; in conversation with Mostafa Mehrayin/ Amir Aghaei

The fourteenth presidential election, regardless of its outcome, had another characteristic that sparked many debates and controversies in society. The low participation of people in both stages of the election and the boycott of it by the majority of the society, has been defined as the beginning of a new era of political action by […]...

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July 22, 2024

Living wage and struggle for survival/ Amir Aghaei

The struggle for survival is a term that is less used in today’s world and in the field of economy, but for workers, employers, and even the government, conditions have become so difficult and exhausting that they must fight for their survival and continuity of their activities. Workers and their families are worried about their […]...

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April 20, 2024

The victims of the plundering economy/ Amir Aghayi

The economy of Iran has always been in turmoil due to the multitude of crises and insecurity in investment, which has its roots in the government’s misguided policies. There is almost no month that passes without news of embezzlement or large-scale economic fraud being reported in newspapers and social media networks. In the latest case, […]...

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March 20, 2024

Rampant corruption, the product of crony economy/ Amir Aghayi

After the revelation of astronomical corruption in the field of tea imports by the “Dabash” agriculture and industry group, public opinion is under the influence of events and is seeking an answer to this fundamental question: how has such widespread corruption occurred and why is the culture of special privileges in Iran’s economy becoming more […]...

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December 22, 2023