The lower strata are suffering all kinds of oppression and the injustice that is inflicted upon them has many faces and many facets.
AKBAR GANJIRecently, we witnessed massive demonstration by Iranian woman in the 7th of Tir square, and it was brutally suppressed.
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We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
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You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.
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I did join the Revolutionary Guard, but I was simply a simple Revolutionary Guard, never a commander.
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Three of our provinces have seen mass uprisings. The three provinces are Khuzestan, Azerbaijan, and Kurdistan.
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In a totalitarian state, the state views any act of an individual to be political in nature. For example, the clothing that a person wears in a modern state is a private affair whereas in the Islamic Republic all women are forced to wear the hijab (Islamic attire).
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Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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Recently, we witnessed massive demonstration by Iranian woman in the 7th of Tir square, and it was brutally suppressed.
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Let me begin by saying not only you can’t have democracy with $75 million. You can’t even have it with $750 billion.
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The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.
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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.
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The most important dichotomy that I make for a society is between those who support democracy and human rights, and those who oppose it.
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When I’m speaking, I’m speaking only for myself. At the same time, I know that these ideas have wide support among the Iranian population.
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The situation began to change, revolutionary conditions was created…we simply wanted to change the regime.
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