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.
AKBAR GANJIIt is not clear what they have bought, how many secondhand materials they have bought. I am very worried that something like Chernobyl will happen to Iran.
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Well-to-do classes are using all kinds of obvious and not-so-obvious benefits that this regime has created for it.
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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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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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In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
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We’ve had 60 years of intellectual development in Iran. How can we have the same system?
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Three of our provinces have seen mass uprisings. The three provinces are Khuzestan, Azerbaijan, and Kurdistan.
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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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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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When I say that I am opposed to this budget, everyone says, “Well, what do you think the United States should do?” My response is, “Why should the United States do anything?”
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I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
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We see that the ecological movement, environmentalist movement, organizes all kinds of demonstrations against these.
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It is not clear what they have bought, how many secondhand materials they have bought. I am very worried that something like Chernobyl will happen to Iran.
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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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Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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