The difference between us and the other side is that they use populist and…kind of slogans that are…they fool the people.
AKBAR GANJIEven theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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We have two kinds of oppression. Oppression that is universal – everyone in Iran is subject to it. But everyone has also their own, unique way of experiencing this oppression.
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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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I have spent six years in prison, the last six years. Even if I was outside the prison, how much actual space was there for an investigative journalist to do his work in Iran?
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Negotiation talks are the best way to solve anything. We must replace wars and weapons with negotiations and talks.
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We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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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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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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The U.S. should start talking about disarmament, nuclear disarmament, of the region.
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It is like living with your wife, with whom you are in love and you are intensely involved in, but you also have tensions. And their position is that they want to deny that these tensions exist.
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And amongst the lower strata in Iranian society, we are witnessing an increasing rise of the expectation and it’s clear that the regime is incapable of satisfying these demands.
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We recognized that the justice we expected and hoped for was not about to be achieved.
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He never made economic promises to people and as a result, he never led to dissatisfaction in this perspective. Because they need to get votes, they use misleading slogans. And this leads to rising expectations. I had a personal experience.
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Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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Why did the regime put me in prison in the first place? I was put in prison for six years and it has been all illegal.
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There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.
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