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Farzan, Saba
Doktorandin im Fach Politische Soziologie an der Universität Bayreuth.
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Sanctions further freedom of Iranians
On June 12, the anniversary of the Iranian freedom movement, the daily Der Standard writes that despite ongoing repression the anger of Iranians and their willingness to resist are unabated: "The Iranians are at a crossroads. Isolated internationally, the governing paramilitary dictatorship cannot hold onto power for long, and it knows it. But how many victims must it pull with it into the void? For that reason freedom-loving Iranians will not say that international support - especially in the form of strict sanctions - constitutes an interference in their domestic affairs. They say themselves that you can't negotiate with an inhuman regime and support freedom at the same time. The West must decide. And after the recent UN resolution it looks like it has opted in favour of freedom."
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Iran must break with its hostile view of the US
Sociologist Saba Farzan writes in the liberal daily Der Tagesspiegel that the Iranian presidential elections are of little importance because they are undemocratic: "What is important, however, is that panic is so widespread in the system. It is striking that even an undemocratic election can instil so much fear. Two aspects are important here: the miserable economic situation and the rapprochement with the US hoped for by the people. It's not just the low price of oil and the embargo that are so devastating to the Iranian economy. The catastrophic planned economic system is also to blame, which is fully in the hands of the state. That's why the Iranian people hope its leadership will finally break with its hostile view of the US and opt for dialogue: a dialogue that Iranian society has long been engaging in. The largest community of exiled Iranians lives in the US, and young Iranians communicate with the entire world. The Islamic Republic has worked for decades with an antiquated, hostile view of the US, and it now sees that its worst nightmare has come true: the majority of Iranians are pro-American."
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