Iran: Legalizing the Murder of Civil Society

Tags: Iran , Civil Society in West Asia

Arseh Sevom recently published Legalizing the Murder of Civil Society. The report looks at a bill coming up for a vote on the floor of Iran’s parliament that would completely change the legal procedures for registering and operating civil society organizations. Arseh Sevom's paper analyzes the impact of the proposed law. This bill,The Establishment and Supervision of NGOs, if ratified and executed as written, would mean the end of legally operating, independent civil society in Iran.