Islamic Republic's Utter contempt for democracy and free expression.
by: Akbar Ganji:
The Islamic regime brutally stifles dissent and determines rights and privileges based on religion.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is master of the double standard. For instance, the regime believes it has the right to establish political groups in other countries, such as Lebanon's Hezbollah, the Iraqi Islamic Supreme Council and a number of groups in Afghanistan. It openly supports Hamas to the tune of millions of dollars -- another example of this general modus operandi. So, by logical extension, the Islamic Republic asserts that opponents of a government have the right to create an armed organization, and foreign governments have the right to supply these opponents with money, weapons and training...
ABF, for the promotion of human rights and democracy in Iran
