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.
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We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.
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The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.
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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.
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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.
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Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran.
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