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.

We demand a non-violent world where human security is the basis of our common global security. People have the right to live in a world where the basic needs of all peoples are addressed. No more military attacks. No more war.

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 the fear.

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

The diplomatic relations start when the two sides get a bit closer to each other, but U.S and Iran, they are drifting apart.

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

Those who don't understand any language other than the language of force and violence don't respect human dignity. They seek violence because they will be irrelevant without it. We should not go their way.