The situation began to change, revolutionary conditions was created…we simply wanted to change the regime.
AKBAR GANJIThe modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.
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The lower strata are suffering all kinds of oppression and the injustice that is inflicted upon them has many faces and many facets.
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We used to say that this is all lie, that we are lackeys of the United States.
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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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The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran].
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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 am only speaking of my own behalf.
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Iran is going to get between $50 to $55 billion in oil revenue, which is unheard of in the history of the revolution.
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We recognized that the justice we expected and hoped for was not about to be achieved.
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I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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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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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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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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They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
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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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