The government of Iran claims that every two years there are elections. But none of them are free.

How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear.

Everyone's condition is different, and the way that each person lives his or her life is different.

When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group.

If you can't eliminate injustice, at least tell everyone about it.

I have never agreed with President Bush's argument regarding the axis of evil. Unfortunately, fundamentalists in Iran have used this as an excuse to brand us as allies of Mr. Bush.

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.