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It is not just democracy that is illegal in Iran

We must not allow our focus on the current protests to blind us to the state persecution of Iran’s religious minorities Cherie Blair There have been many heroes and heroines in Iran in recent weeks. We have seen thousands take to the streets, risking arrest or even worse, in support of democracy. Women have been in the forefront of these peaceful protests, which have, shamefully, been met with violence.

Iran, I Ran So Far Away

Shawn Goodwin Remember the bad old days when Iran was a bastion of despotism, nepotism, and radical Islam, uh, ism? Remember when the world trembled under the rhetoric and threats emanating out of Tehran? Remember when everyone with a beard - from the Ayatollah Khomeini to Billy Mays to Tom Cruise - struck fear in the hearts of men?


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