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

Americans shouldn't start a military attack, and they shouldn't bombard Iran, and they shouldn't interfere with the internal affairs of the country. And the Americans should pay more attention to the human right issues in Iran.

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.

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

It's perfectly OK that there are certain people who do not accept Islam at all. Therefore, to announce that I am a Muslim can rub some people the wrong way. But my aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam. They violate these rights and then seek refuge behind the argument that Islam is not compatible with freedom and democracy. But this is basically to save face. In fact, I'm promoting democracy. And I'm saying that Islam is not an excuse for thwarting democracy.

Iran is a rich country, and if the people of this country are poor, it's because of the wrong policies of the government.

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