Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there is just democracy itself. |
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. |
Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization. |
I have never been convinced throughout my life that one needs to be imitating others. |
I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected. |
I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence. |
I'm an optimist by nature and I hope that this case will be settled fairly inside Iran by Iranian judges. But should that not prove the case, my duty as a lawyer is to follow this case until my dying day and I will use all means, domestic and international. |
Lawyers have dangerous job in Iran |
Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights, |
My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam. |
No American soldier should be allowed to se t foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government. |
Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants. |
So far they've not taken into account any of the issues that we raised in our appeal and they've not called any of our witnesses, |
Terrorism is based on two major pillars: One is injustice, and the other is a certainty of attitude, the notion that their version of the story is the correct one. This way of thinking - this self-certainty - is based on not being educated. |
The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In certain countries, the conditions are much better and in others much worse. |