When Another's Pain No Longer Moves Us

Violence happens in the street while passersby watch, yet fear of intervening, viewing violence as a family matter, and declining social trust keep citizens silent. Safir Arjan's field observations in Ardabil and conversations with citizens, along with Mehdi Ebadi, head of the Social Emergency Department, on prevention of harms and rehabilitation in Ardabil Province, and sociologist Mohammad Zeinali Anari, examine the reasons for this silence and the role of social responsibility in confronting violence.

Violence occurs in the street and passers-by witness it, but the fear of intervention, the perception of violence as a family issue, and the reduction of social trust make citizens remain silent. Ambassador Arjan's field observations in Ardabil and conversations with citizens, Mehdi Ebadi, head of the Department of Social Emergencies, Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation of Ardabil Province, and sociologist Mohammad Zainali Anari examine the reasons for this silence and the role of social responsibility in facing violence.