The article was first published on October 7, 2014 on IranWire Hassan Rouhani is the president of one Iran. But there is another Iran, which has no president, no parliament and no Supreme Leader. This Iran — parts of which live inside and outside the country—has adapted itself to a government vacuum, living without the hope for a government that will recognize its citizens’ rights. If a member of...
Iran’s Apartheid – Keep Iran off the Human Rights Council
This opinion piece was first published on 22nd April 2010, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran As a guest scholar at Cape Town University, I have been studying South Africa’s peaceful transition from Apartheid rule to a democratic constitution with much curiosity. My generation grew up in Iran with the daily news of your struggles against Apartheid. From far away, we followed how...