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It was universal pressure on the regime to secure my release. International pressure was certainly helpful in my release.

Akbar Ganji

The most important dichotomy that I make for a society is between those who support democracy and human rights, and those who oppose it.
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Between Democracy Human Important Oppose Right Society Support
We see that the ecological movement, environmentalist movement, organizes all kinds of demonstrations against these.
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Demonstration Environmental Kind Movement Organize
We can certainly be on the same side and the same front with the workers and with the oppressed people of Iran. We can certainly be on the same front with them.
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Certainty Country Front People Same Side Worker
The Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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Happen Regime Revolution Situation White
When I talk about secularism, I’m talking about theories today. To give you for example, one example: Those who consider themselves followers of Mosaddeq today are adamantly against federalism.
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Consider Example Giving Secularism Talking Theory
In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
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Country Covert Everything Firsthand Information
All manners of freedom, including freedom of expression, freedom of conscious, freedom of thought…it accepts tolerance. But it is not an atheist society.
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Atheist Conscious Expression Freedom Idea Manner Society Tolerance
I did join the Revolutionary Guard, but I was simply a simple Revolutionary Guard, never a commander.
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Commander Guard Join Revolutionary Simple
When women push their headscarf back an inch or two, this is interpreted to be a political act.
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Act Back Inch Political Push Two Women
Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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Change Constant Even Revise Theory
Of course, everyone knows that I’m also opposed to the Iranian regime and I have said that we must change the regime. But it is us, the Iranians, that must change the regime.
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Change Country Everyone Must Oppose Regime
We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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Create Dedicate Democratic Human Right Struggle
The situation began to change, revolutionary conditions was created…we simply wanted to change the regime.
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Began Change Condition Create Revolution Situation
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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Demand Dream Live Melt Paradise Result Witness
There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.
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Country Media More Opposition Outside Voice
There are varieties of theories of revolution. According to one of these theories, only one of these theories, revolutions occur when there is an explosion of rising expectation.
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Expectation Explosion Occur Revolution Rising Theory Variety

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