Akbar Ganji was in prison for six years, and that was it...for six years, and it was finished. Of course the Iranian government could make up some stories and accuse him of some other things, but the international support didn't let the government do that.

Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants.

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.

If you study the behavior or the attitude of Syria, Iran, and U.S., you understand that these three countries can't come to terms with each other.

Because of our youthful population, we suffer from unemployment in Iran. We need more universities and more job opportunities for the young.

Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran.

Certainly, the fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice.