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How did the people of Iran - those who are not part of the regime - respond to your story? When I was released, the Iranian people, many of them, came up to me and apologized for the way I was treated. They said, "I'm so sorry you were our guest...
Do you have hope for the future of Iran? I do have hope for the country. Of course, right now, like many people, I am worried about the current state of affairs - the oppression and brutality and violence that has been used against people peacefully pursuing basic human rights. But...
Do you think change is possible? So much of the population is young. About two-thirds of the population is under 30, so they weren't alive at the time of the revolution. They're more and more connected to the world through technology and travel, relatives in other countries...
In the meantime, a lot of Iranians may end up in a situation like yours. I cried when I was freed, and my tears were both of joy and of sorrow - joy for my freedom, but sorrow for those prisoners of conscience I was leaving behind. I was freed in...
Will these methods succeed in silencing those who want change in Iran? Using force and violence, imprisoning people, intimidating and harassing them - that will never eliminate these demands for change. It might scare them into silence, but it will only increase the gap between the regime and a large part...