News Science Quarterly (NS)

News Science Quarterly (NS)

Investigating the Feasibility of Enforcing Article 6 of the Child Protection Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran National Media

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hamid Yamin Kashani 1
Mohammad Reza Rahbarpour 2
1 Corresponding Author, Master's degree in Criminal Law for Children and Adolescents, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabatabae’i University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: h_yamin@atu.ac.ir
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabatabae’i University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: rahbarpour@atu.ac.ir
10.22034/lrsi.2025.540863.1417
Abstract
Objective: The primary objective of this study is to identify the challenges confronting the national media in enforcing the law on the protection of children and adolescents.
Method: This research employs a descriptive-analytical method. Data were collected through both library research and field studies. For the field component, data were gathered using observation, questionnaires, and interviews. To this end, 20 senior officials from the national media, the secretary of the National Authority for Child Rights, and officials from the State Welfare Organization were selected through purposive sampling. Data collection continued until the point of information saturation was reached.
Results: The findings indicate that the aforementioned organization faces significant challenges, particularly in the areas of prioritizing law enforcement, budget allocation, managing multiple responsibilities, facilitating inter-organizational coordination, and monitoring the implementation of these duties. The establishment of a supra-organizational body—such as the National Authority for Child Rights, as stipulated in Article 6 of the aforementioned law—is deemed essential for overseeing the execution of these responsibilities and ensuring inter-organizational coordination.
Conclusions: This organization is identified as one of the most critical institutions, given its educational mandate as outlined in Part "H" of Article 6 of the Protection Law. The field assessment revealed notable challenges in the implementation of this article. These challenges have impeded the full realization of the protection process for at-risk children and adolescents, as well as for victims of abuse or exploitation.
Keywords
Victim
IRIB
Article 6 of the Law on the Protection of Children
 
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