Ahmad Shahid, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, was selected on June 11, 2011 (21 Khordad 1390) by the United Nations Human Rights Council as the fourth Special Rapporteur on Iran. Andres Aguilar was the first special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate human rights violations in Iran. He […]...

From this issue, in the “Face to Face” section of the Peace magazine, we will focus on conversations or memoirs of torture victims in prisons. In this series of conversations, we will try to document the various forms of torture that are practiced in prisons, as told by the victims themselves. The purpose of this […]...

Privacy, while seemingly simple, is considered one of the most controversial and difficult concepts in the field of law, and it is a concept that almost defies a single, uniform definition. This is despite the fact that in many legal cases, especially in the realm of human rights, lawyers have reached relatively clear and consistent […]...

The Shahcheragh Development Plan, also known as the 57-hectare plan, may lead to the destruction of hundreds of historical houses in Shiraz. The 57-hectare plan was approved during the second term of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government and resulted in the destruction of several hectares between the shrines of Shahcheragh and Aladdin. This plan, which was later […]...

Despite its historical significance due to its location on the ancient Silk Road, the city of Qom has gained even greater prominence since becoming the “religious capital” of Iran. In the years following the February 1979 Revolution—especially after its separation from Markazi Province in 1986 and later from Tehran Province in 1996, when it became […]...

Professor Parviz Kardavani, born in the year 1310 in the village of Mandulak in Garmsar, is an Iranian geographer who has been given the title of “Father of Iranian Desert Studies” due to his valuable contributions in the field of desert science. He has been a distinguished professor at the University of Tehran for two […]...

According to him, the main cause of tension and problems in Khuzestan province is definitely the issue of proper water management. However, he also believes that not all problems can be attributed to water management in this province. Given the repeated dam constructions in the past three decades in the country and considering the recent […]...

It says that the responsible for youth issues is the Ministry of Sports and Youth, and with the existence of laws and ministries, many problems can be solved if the laws are implemented. Khalil Behrouzi Far is the representative of the eleventh term from the electoral districts of Shaft and Fouman in Gilan province and […]...

The term “natural disasters” is often heard in the media and news, but we may not be familiar with its precise definition and various aspects, including their origins. It is often assumed that they come from nature and destroy human lives! But this may not be the whole story. The monthly magazine “Khat-e-Salam” went to […]...

Rasoul Badaghi is a teacher and a member of the board of directors of the Iranian Teachers’ Association, with a 30-year history of teaching in schools across the country. In September 2009, after the popular protests against the results of the presidential election, he was arrested and sentenced to 6 years in prison and 5 […]...