My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.

Maybe the words are the same, but the time is not the same. Iranians weren't working on achieving nuclear energy.

Akbar Ganji is a human rights activist in Iran and he works on freedom of expression and he does his job very well.

The international community can't trust such a government. If the government of Iran wants the international community to believe in what it says, it should try to bring true, pure democracy into the country. The political solution to the energy issue or the nuclear case is democracy in Iran.

When there is enough oxygen in the air for everyone, no one is going to take to violence in order to access it. But if there were not enough of it for everyone then people would result to violence in order to get it. Therefore we have to improve the conditions to have better human beings.

Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights.

I have never been convinced throughout my life that one needs to be imitating others. I even tell my daughters not to look at me as a model. Everyone's condition is different, and the way that each person lives his or her life is different. What is important is that one utilizes one's intellect and not to be 100 percent sure about one's convictions. One should always leave room for doubt.