When women push their headscarf back an inch or two, this is interpreted to be a political act.
AKBAR GANJIWe see that the ecological movement, environmentalist movement, organizes all kinds of demonstrations against these.
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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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The Revolutionary Guard was created to help defend the revolution, but it soon was diverted from its initial path.
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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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I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
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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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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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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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Would Americans accept if we decided to come here and decide who your rulers should be? So why do you expect us Iranians to accept the idea that the United States shall come in there and decide who shall govern us?
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They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
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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.
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The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.
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Religion is separate from the institution of the state.
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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 should put away the militaristic outlook.
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The Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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