Interviews
Interviews with Mohsen Sazegara in English- and Persian-language media, each with a short English summary and a link to the original.
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Sazegara: Talk of confrontation with America is a bluff ↗
Sazegara argues that the regime's threats of confrontation with the U.S. are a bluff.
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Sazegara on the role of Friday prayers in Sistan and Baluchestan's protest Fridays ↗
Sazegara discusses how Friday prayers have fuelled the weekly protests in Zahedan and Baluchestan.
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Sazegara: The Islamic Republic is thumbing its nose at Iranians and the world ↗
After the first executions of protesters, Sazegara says the regime is defying both Iranians and the international community.
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Sazegara: Athletes who stood up to the regime are national heroes ↗
Sazegara praises Iranian athletes who defied the regime during the World Cup as national heroes.
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Sazegara on the importance of strikes ↗
Sazegara explains why strikes are crucial to the success of the protest movement.
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The revolutionary uprising against the Islamic Republic: interview with Mohsen Sazegara ↗
Sazegara discusses the nationwide revolutionary uprising against the Islamic Republic.
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Sazegara: The regime's brutality is worst in Sistan and Baluchestan ↗
Sazegara says the regime's violence against protesters has been harshest in Sistan and Baluchestan.
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Sazegara on the armed attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz ↗
Sazegara assesses the armed attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz and its political use.
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Sazegara: Hope, courage, motivation and innovation keep the protests going ↗
Sazegara credits the protesters' hope, courage and inventive tactics for the uprising's endurance.
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Sazegara: The old strategy of repression and fear has only angered and united people ↗
Sazegara says the regime's familiar strategy of repression has backfired, deepening public anger and unity.
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Sazegara: The decentralised nature of the protests is their strength ↗
Sazegara argues that the leaderless, decentralised character of the protests is an advantage.
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Sazegara: The security crackdown on schoolchildren will have wide consequences ↗
Sazegara warns that the crackdown on protesting school students will backfire on the regime.