Recently, we witnessed massive demonstration by Iranian woman in the 7th of Tir square, and it was brutally suppressed.
AKBAR GANJIEven theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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The U.S. should start talking about disarmament, nuclear disarmament, of the region.
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We believe in equal rights for all people in all nations. If Israel, the United States, Russia, Pakistan, other countries, China, have the right to have a nuclear program and nuclear bomb, Iran, too, must have that same right.
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The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran].
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Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
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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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Religion is the private affair of an individual…be present in the public domain, but state has to be clearly separated from religion.
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You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.
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Three of our provinces have seen mass uprisings. The three provinces are Khuzestan, Azerbaijan, and Kurdistan.
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They obviously collected a lot of votes, but these monies could not solve the structural problems that these people face. But the only result, the only consequence, was that a big sum from the budget was wasted this way.
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Whatever Iranian people have bought, they have bought in the black market.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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We recognized that the justice we expected and hoped for was not about to be achieved.
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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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There is no possibility of a public demonstration [in Iran] of such defiance, but these defiant acts are certainly going on.
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I could witness that as a result of Ahmadinejad, they lived in a dream. They believed that paradise is around the corner and that all their demands shall be met.
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