Legal Gap in Support for Street Children

The newspaper Jahane San'at reported on its front page about the "failure of the government in organizing the currency market," stating that "the dollar has surpassed 3500 tomans." According to this newspaper, the increase in prices in the currency market occurred while last week the Governor of the Central Bank told members of the Currency Exchange Association that "the market must stabilize through currency exchangers." The newspaper Iran quoted President Hassan Rouhani on its front page, stating: "Delay in implementing the JCPOA is problematic for the economy." Simultaneously, the newspaper Shargh quoted Cyrus Naseri, a former member of the nuclear negotiation team, stating that while "the plan for the implementation of the JCPOA will be put to a vote by representatives on Sunday, on Saturday, Cyrus Naseri reported a daily cost of 100 to 150 million dollars due to the delay in implementing the JCPOA," and mentioned that the 22-day delay in implementing the JCPOA has resulted in a loss of "2.5 billion dollars." The newspaper Iran reported on a revision of the hijab and chastity regulations in universities, stating: "Now the officials of the Ministry of Science have concluded that cultural activities must be conducted for students regarding hijab and chastity, and sudden actions in universities are not effective." The newspaper Shahre Vahdat reported on a plan to return telecommunications to the government, stating that 100 members of parliament have signed this plan. The newspaper Farhikhtegan has a report about the "legal gap in support for street children"; it wrote that with the increase of street children due to the "legal gap," no organization is responsible for supporting these children. The newspaper Etemad quoted Kazem Palizdar, the Secretary of the Coordination Council for Combating Economic Corruption, revealing new details about the violations in the Iranian University case in the final months of the previous government, reporting that to recover the government funds in that case, "Ahmadinejad's personal account was blocked." Kazem Palizdar stated that after the disclosure of a 16 billion toman deposit from government funds into the personal accounts of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hamid Baqai, following the pursuit of Hassan Rouhani's government in September 2013, "the personal account" of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hamid Baqai was "blocked by the announcement of the Public Accounts Court, and this money is returned to the Presidential Institution." The newspaper Etemad dedicated its front page to the explosion in Ankara, reporting: "On Saturday, two explosions shook the heart of Turkey's capital, creating heartbreaking scenes of the lifeless bodies of supporters of the People's Democratic Party. According to the Turkish Ministry of Interior, in these two explosions, 86 people lost their lives and 126 were injured, with the condition of 20 of them reported as critical." Etemad wrote that "following these terrorist explosions in Ankara, the Turkish Prime Minister's Office immediately announced an extraordinary meeting of Ahmet Davutoglu, the Prime Minister of Turkey, with senior security officials of the country, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, also condemned the explosions as terrorist operations, stating that the aim of these explosions is to create conflict among various segments of Turkey." The newspaper Ebtekar published a photo of Mahmoud Dowlatabadi on its front page, quoting him as saying that he has requested those who illegally download his works or post them on their websites to stop this practice. Mahmoud Dowlatabadi stated: "Friends who download my works and post them on the internet do so out of interest. But remember that I am a professional writer, and I live through the sale of my works. When you download a work or post an illegal version of a book on the internet, you practically deprive me of my livelihood." The failure of the government in organizing the currency market; the dollar again surpasses 3500 tomans. The newspaper Jahane San'at reported on its front page about the "failure of the government in organizing the currency market," stating that "the dollar has surpassed 3500 tomans." According to this newspaper, on Saturday, "in the currency market, the dollar increased by 107 tomans and the euro by 37 tomans," thus each US dollar was sold at 3505 tomans, the euro at 3995 tomans, the pound at 5365 tomans, the UAE dirham at 954 tomans, the Turkish lira at 1220 tomans, and the Chinese yuan at 555 tomans. Jahane San'at noted the trend of the dollar price increase in the Tehran currency market, stating: "The dollar had not yet stabilized in the 3400 tomans channel when on Saturday it surpassed 3500 tomans, and this happened while three days prior, the Governor of the Central Bank had requested self-control and calm in the market from currency exchangers during a meeting with them." The newspaper wrote that while in the last days of the previous week, after the meeting of the Governor of the Central Bank with currency exchangers, the market was quiet, but on the first day of the current week, "the return of the currency to an upward trajectory progressed to the point that the dollar surpassed 3500 tomans again, witnessing a steep price increase on the first day of the week." Jahane San'at recalled that "since the beginning of the revolution, we have faced two currency explosions; the first during Hashemi's government and the second, which brought many to wealth and many to poverty, occurred in the most prosperous government, namely Ahmadinejad's government, to the extent that the dollar also recorded a rate of four thousand tomans in its experiences." It wrote: "Although Rouhani's government has tried to lower the exchange rate and reduce inflation, it seems that these efforts are yielding counterproductive results, and after two years of this government's term, the dollar has once again embarked on an upward path." Mehdi Rafiei, a currency market analyst, told this newspaper: "One can expect the price of currency to rise further, as it has been lower in recent months and today it is playing in the 3400 tomans channel, while at the beginning of this year it was in the 3100 tomans channel." The newspaper Jahane San'at quoted him as saying: "If sanctions are lifted and contracts waiting for the lifting of sanctions are implemented, stabilizing the dollar price in the 3500 tomans or mid-3400 tomans range seems reasonable. The Ministry of Science's steps for new openings in universities; revising the hijab and chastity regulations. The newspaper Iran reported on the revision of the hijab and chastity regulations in universities, stating: "Now the officials of the Ministry of Science have concluded that cultural activities must be conducted for students regarding hijab and chastity, and sudden actions in universities are not effective." Zia Hashemi, the cultural deputy of the Ministry of Science, emphasized in an interview with this newspaper about how to change the hijab and chastity regulations in universities that "our priority and emphasis in the hijab and chastity discussion is on promotional methods with a cultural approach. We do not accept a negative view in the hijab and chastity area." According to this newspaper close to the government, with the start of the new academic year in universities, "the issue of students' hijab and chastity has become a hot topic among academics," while "in the not-so-distant past, students were involved in the views of some critics. They were once preoccupied with gender segregation and at times due to the existing extremism in universities, they were involved in serious confrontations with university disciplinary committees." However, with the coming to power of the eleventh government, "the university environment was cleared of these issues. Gender segregation was eliminated, and the cultural deputy of the Ministry of Science has repeatedly stated that in the matter of hijab and chastity, it is subject to cultural activities." The newspaper Iran wrote: "Based on research and surveys conducted in previous years, the public atmosphere of universities regarding hijab is in a better condition than the entire society," and now "the proposals of the Ministry of Science in rewriting this resolution are such that purely negative and strict actions are placed at the last stage of confronting improper dressing, and instead, educational, research, and promotional programs, as well as enhancing the status and dignity of students, are prioritized." "An informed source" in the Ministry of Science told the newspaper Iran: "Dealing with improper hijab should involve more calculated and delicate actions compared to disciplinary actions, in such a way that it is both effective and does not cause students to face mental and spiritual challenges. One of the important actions in this regard is to raise student awareness and widespread information on the value of chastity and hijab and the harms of improper dressing in academic environments, so that hijab and chastity programs are accompanied by convincing the audience and making them accept it. Soft and friendly approaches and avoiding insulting and humiliating students are also among the other important approaches." The same official from the Ministry of Science regarding the "revision of the hijab and chastity regulations" in universities stated: "Since the issue of hijab and especially chastity holds significant importance and value, utmost care and delicacy must be exercised in reviewing these laws so that no action or program harms these values or drives students away from religious beliefs; the first step in this regard is to create belief and conviction regarding chastity and hijab, and without it, other actions will not be successful. Certainly, as long as a person does not have internal control, external controls will not have real and long-term effects." The newspaper wrote that "last July, the head of the security center of Azad University issued a circular to the managers and heads of the security offices of Azad Islamic University units, instructing security personnel to refrain from any interference in the matter of hijab and chastity," a circular that had both opponents and supporters, and the cultural deputy of the Ministry of Science regarding this circular stated: "This circular indicates that security is not solely responsible for hijab in universities, and all university sectors must address this issue with the cultural deputy as the focal point." Fatemeh Rakeei, a university professor, emphasized that "extremist actions are never effective," stating: "In these years, the university security has dealt very strictly with female students, even denying some young women entry to classes. The result was that not only did the situation not improve, but many students also raised their voices." The newspaper Iran, alongside the promises of the Ministry of Science officials to revise the hijab and chastity regulations to reduce pressure on students, mentioned "some political activists from the principlist faction" as those who are calling for increased restrictions on students. This newspaper specifically referred to Mohammad Taqi Rahbar, who described the situation in universities as very bad and stated: "The dress code of students, especially female students, is not good at all." Mohammad Taqi Rahbar stated: "It is unclear what plans the officials of the Ministry of Science and universities have to deal with this situation. If the gentlemen had adhered to the Cultural Revolution Council's resolution regarding hijab and chastity, we would not have reached this deplorable situation. Universities have a framework. Dressing in universities has rules. This rule has been forgotten by some students. The disciplinary committee's role has also diminished." The plan to return telecommunications to the government with the signature of 100 representatives. The newspaper Shahre Vahdat reported on the plan to return telecommunications to the government, stating that 100 members of parliament have signed this plan. This newspaper noted that "the controversial privatization of telecommunications, which has faded over time, has returned to the forefront of news these days due to the not-so-satisfactory performance of this privatized company," stating that "following the blunt criticisms of Mahmoud Vaezi, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, this time it has led to the reaction of parliament members," and even critics have stated that "in addition to numerous issues raised regarding the privatization of this company, telecommunications has not only not improved in terms of service to subscribers but has also resorted to speculation in many cases to attract more profit." The newspaper Shahre Vahdat wrote that "this issue has led to the plan to return telecommunications to the government, signed by 100 representatives in parliament," recalling that this plan "was put on hold two months ago at the request of the head of the Executive Staff of Imam's Command and his promise to address the situation, and now representatives are reporting the end of the promised deadline and pursuing this matter in the open parliament." In the plan prepared two months ago by Ahmad Tavakoli for the return of telecommunications to the government, "policy-making and oversight over the copper wire networks, deposits, and debt swaps from telecommunications assets" were included, and it requested the government to correct the privatization of the telecommunications company, but that plan was put on hold with the "promise of the head of the Executive Staff of Imam's Command to address the situation." Alireza Mahjoub, one of the representatives who is calling for the return of telecommunications to the government, stated: "We have proposed that telecommunications return to the government because telecommunications only works in the mobile sector due to its income. In our opinion, in the privatization of telecommunications, even in the sovereign and non-sovereign areas, the necessary attention was not given. Some of the telecommunications company's operations have also been severely criticized. Currently, we see that they have completely eliminated landlines. Even in parliament, they have eliminated public phones under the pretext of wanting to improve them." He emphasized that "the performance of the telecommunications company is only focused on the lucrative mobile and cellular phones," stating that "operating in this manner means that telecommunications is viewed solely as a revenue-generating entity. Over the past two years, only investment has been made in this company, and they have been seeking to generate profit. We are not against profit-making, but we are against speculation. Profit, which is a natural consequence of private sector activities, should not be mixed with speculation. Rest assured that we will deal with speculation." The newspaper Shahre Vahdat referred to sections of the "plan to return telecommunications" and wrote that based on this plan...