Tag: Iran

As the Islamic Republic moves closer to its eventual and inevitable demise, opposition forces are facing the historic and daunting task of achieving democracy in Iran. A democratic governing system safeguards human rights, civil rights, civil liberties and political freedoms of all its citizens. It obeys the Constitution and stays out of citizens’ personal lives. It protects democratic institutions that are the culmination of centuries of political, intellectual and philosophical struggle. It upholds the rule of law and complies with international covenants on civil and political rights. The key characteristics of the liberal political ideology that has shaped modern ...