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Jan 7, 2026, 9:34 PM

Kurdish Normative Power Through the Public Strike in Iran

Kurdish Normative Power Through the Public Strike in Iran On January 6 , 2026, Kurdish opposition parties called for a public strike across Kurdistan on January 8, presenting it as solidarity with nationwide protests and as a response to violent...

Jul 3, 2025, 12:55 AM

Legal Warfare in a Theocracy: Grand Ayatollahs and the Killing Fatwas

Fatwas by Grand Ayatollahs Makarem Shirazi and Noori Hamedani declaring threats to the Supreme Leader as Mohareb

In a recent escalation of juridical-political discourse, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi—one of the highest-ranking Shia jurists in the Islamic Republic of Iran—has issued a formal fatwa in response to an Estefta (formal religious query), addressing threats allegedly posed...

Jun 10, 2025, 8:30 PM

What Does Khamenei Mean When He Says the US and Israel ‘Can’t Do a Damn Thing’

On 4 June 2025, during his annual address commemorating the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran’s Supreme Leader (rahbar) Ali Khamenei once again invoked a well-worn phrase: “The United States and Israel can’t do a damn thing.” Although long circulated...

About Me

Faraz Firouzi is a Kurdish Iranian human rights lawyer and PhD researcher in law at the University of Hamburg. He specializes in Iranian constitutional law, theology, and human rights, with experience advising NGOs and political parties.