They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
AKBAR GANJIThe regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States.
More Akbar Ganji Quotes
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It began early in the revolution. It was a process that was unfolding on a daily basis. We expected the system to be dispensing justice, but every day that passed by.
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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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The ecological movement is concerned about this, and this is in here, where everything is public.
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The issue has two dimensions. One is the legal dimension and the other one is the issue at the realpolitik. [In the] legal realm.
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Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
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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 Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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There are varieties of theories of revolution. According to one of these theories, only one of these theories, revolutions occur when there is an explosion of rising expectation.
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We see that the ecological movement, environmentalist movement, organizes all kinds of demonstrations against these.
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Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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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 women push their headscarf back an inch or two, this is interpreted to be a political act.
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There’s all kind of evidence that there is enormous corruption in the distribution of that money. For example, they gave about $100 to $150 dollars to each of the teachers. They gave about $500 dollars to those who were getting married. Through this process.
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Revolutions invariably don’t solve the issue of justice, and in its place, suppression and limiting freedom replaces that idea.
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It was universal pressure on the regime to secure my release. International pressure was certainly helpful in my release.
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