The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States.
AKBAR GANJIWhen 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.
More Akbar Ganji Quotes
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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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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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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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I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
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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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The Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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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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What I’m worried about is that, in case that happens [nuclear explosion], then the Iranian people are the ones who are going to pay the heaviest price. But none of the Western countries have seriously talked about this.
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I did join the Revolutionary Guard, but I was simply a simple Revolutionary Guard, never a commander.
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Supporters of the national front, Mosaddeq, believe that in Iran, we don’t have a nationalities problem, we don’t have an ethnic problem.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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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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Khomeini obviously had many problems, but he had one clever side to him.
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We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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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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