Ariana Yekrangi

Contributing editor

From the Assembly of Experts to the Guardian Council, learn about the complex process of electing the Supreme Leader of Iran, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and the highest authority in the country.

The UN HRC approved a fact-finding investigation into human rights violations in Iran. However, the vote reveals three disturbing facts about the Council and its ability to protect human rights.

Welcome to last issue of volume 6 of The Gordian. The main theme of this volume is still justice, but we will also focus on a fight for justice that is unfolding in front of our eyes. Despite the brutality of the security forces in Iran, protests continue to thrive and grow. The courage and defiance of women is inspiring, and their determination to stand up for their rights is a testament to their strength and resilience. This issue offers the usual mix of politics, interviews and culture by UN-aligneders across the world, including Carla Pietrobattista, Elvira Ineza, Partho Chatterjee, Ted Daley, Ayesha Dawood, Aryan Yekrangi and Omar Alansari-Kreger. The editors are Adrian Liberto and Ariana Yekrangi.

Exclusive: A two-hour-long audio leak of a secret meeting between a Basij commander and news outlets reveals the regime’s tactics to suppress dissent.

This month’s Gordian Magazine marks the end of volume 6 in which we covered various aspects of justice and its relationship to law enforcement.

The Gordian rolls on with its messages of peace and light and respect, but notwithstanding, the world seems to be getting darker and more troubled. Climate disasters are no longer the exception, while the threat of a nuclear apocalypse is more real than it ever has been. Giving in is not an option.

In his national epic, the Book of Kings, Ferdowsi, tells us a story of a kingdom ruled by hungry snakes terrorising a nation. Little did the poet know that 1000 years later, his national epic would become a prophecy.

Welcome to the September issue of The Gordian. In this issue we are focussing on war. I was going to add “and the futility of it”, but ‘futility’ is far from the right word. No, war is not futile. It too is a nail, and allowed to be, it may well be the last nail in our collective coffin. This issue offers the usual mix of politics, interviews and culture by UN-aligneders across the world, including Ruby Goldenberg, Carla Pietrobattista, Katharina Wüstnienhaus, Victoria Davila, Partho Chatterjee and Nick Hautamaki, Usha Roopnarain and Omar Alansari-Kreger The editors are Adrian Liberto and Ariana Yekrangi.

We are pleased to invite you to UN-aligned’s 2022 Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting is a special occasion for the exchange of information and discussion between UN-aligned members across the world. It is also an opportunity for you to express yourself and play an active role in the major decisions of the organisation.

Executing a human being and punishments like solitary confinement are as coldblooded and premeditated as murder and torture can get.

A quick glance at what was inside the latest issue of The Gordian Magazine, UN-aligned's monthly publication.

Here’s a look over the five key judicial branches of the European Union and how they are safeguarding justice across the block.

The European Union recently granted applicant status to Ukraine and Moldova. If approved, its many benefits, even rivalling NATO’s, include deterring Russia’s war machine. Here are some key questions surrounding the topic.

Criticising the European Union as a callous and exclusive gentlemen's club that has created a Golden Curtain against outsiders, the July issue of The Gordian focuses on the state of justice across the bloc.

Welcome to this issue of The Gordian Magazine. Appeasement is like giving the school bully your lunch money to avoid being beaten up. In political terms, however, it is more like giving the school bully someone else’s lunch money, to stop them from being picked on, because we just cannot be bothered to deal with the confrontation. The term often brings to mind the prelude to WWII, a time when, in the name of peace, Hitler was being allowed to threaten, intimidate and torment. We all know how that story ended. However, is history repeating itself so soon again? This issue offers the usual mix of politics, interviews, culture, and galleries by our UN-aligneders across the world, including Ruby Goldenberg, Carla Pietrobattista, Katharina Wüstnienhaus, Atika Harba, Kaitlyn Rivera, Partho Pratim Chatterjee and Eston McKeague. The editors are Adrian Liberto and Ariana Yekrangi.

In this article, we will explore the three UN conventions that are designed to protect the laws of our seas: the UNCLOS, the ITLOS  and ISA.

Welcome to the first issue of the 6 volume of The Gordian. It is largely accepted that Lady Justice’s blindfold symbolises impartiality, however, one cannot help comparing the blindfold to that of “blind” Fortune, whose largess is purely random. How else can there be so much injustice in the world? We say no more: Meet our new Lady Justice. This issue offers the usual mix of politics, interviews, culture, and galleries by our UN-aligneders across the world, including Ruby Goldenberg, Carla Pietrobattista, Katharina Wüstnienhaus, Atika Harba, Kaitlyn Rivera, Anahita Ahmadi, Partho Pratim Chatterjee, Sailaja S.P and Aryan Yekrangi. The editors are Adrian Liberto and Ariana Yekrangi.

Having covered social topics in the last few issues of The Gordian, in May we will be moving on to a series that will focus on law and order. Topics will range from international law and treaties to general crime and punishment. We will also be exploring the difference between what is legal and what is ethical, which are two very different animals.

Welcome this special issue of the Gordian Magazine. This issue offers the usual mix of politics and culture, with our main focus this time being on education. This issue contains many more exclusive reports, galleries and interviews by senior administrator, Ruby Goldenberg, our art editor, Carla Pietrobatistta, our puzzles creator, Katharina Wüstnienhaus, our interns, Jihane Al-assad and Kaitlyn Rivera and other UN-aligneders, namely, Usha Roopnarain, Cristina Mihailescu, Partho Pratim Chatterjee, Pradeep Kumar Chatterjee and Anahita Ahmadi. The editors are Adrian Liberto and Ariana Yekrangi.