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Khavaran: The Archive of What Was Meant to Be Erased
For four decades, Khavaran’s families have turned unmarked graves into an archive of state violence, preserving names, evidence, and an unfinished demand for justice.…
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The Gasoline Dilemma: A Decision Harder Than a Deal with the United States
As war, sanctions, and a maritime blockade deepen Iran’s fuel crisis, the government faces a politically explosive choice: reduce subsidies, raise prices, or risk…
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Everyone Is a Spy: Iran’s New Law Against “Foreign Influence”
Iran’s parliament has approved the general framework of a controversial bill that expands the definition of “foreign influence,” potentially criminalising ordinary forms of contact…
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Living in Debt: “There Is Nothing Good Left to Tell”
As inflation erodes purchasing power, more Iranians are buying food and everyday necessities on credit, locking future wages into an expanding cycle of debt.…
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When Water Becomes a Weapon of War
From Iran and the Gulf to Gaza and Ukraine, attacks on water systems make civilian life uninhabitable long after the bombs fall. During the…
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Why War Is Easier to Sustain Than Peace
Every government fears a settlement that benefits its rivals, leaving ordinary Iranians trapped between an unfinished war and a peace that may change nothing.…
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Mojtaba Khamenei’s First Leadership Test: Revenge or Negotiation?
Mojtaba Khamenei’s conflicting signals on revenge and negotiation expose tensions among hardliners, pragmatists, and the institution of velayat-e faqih. Is Mojtaba Khamenei moving toward…
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The Strait of Hormuz and the Struggle to Rule Post-Khamenei Iran
The Strait of Hormuz is both leverage against Washington and a domestic test of who rules post-Khamenei Iran—and whether anyone can still enforce a…
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A Sexual Harassment Case at the University of Kurdistan: Collective Awareness as a Legacy of the Jina Uprising
Women students transformed individual testimony into collective action, challenging unequal power relations and institutional impunity in the aftermath of the Jina uprising. Following the…
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Ali Khamenei’s Funeral: Mojtaba and the Crisis of Borrowed Authority
Khamenei’s funeral is not the end of an era, but a test of whether inherited power can still hold the Islamic Republic together. Ali…
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Iran’s National Team or the Islamic Republic’s Team?
Football in Iran mirrors political fracture, where national belonging, state propaganda, exile politics, and popular joy collide. Football in Iran has never been entirely…
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A Diary from Iran: Fear, Waiting, and Uncertainty on the 23rd Day of War
A diary from war-struck Tehran, where bombs, checkpoints, grief, and ordinary acts of care fold into the struggle to keep living. This is an…