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Iranian female student faces Khamenei, criticizes situation
30-5-2018
Iranian female student, Sahar Mehrabi, stood up to supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei during an Iftar dinner for students on Monday and harshly criticized the current situation in Iran, recounting numerous crises and the fabrication of security cases to target activists. Mehrabi also drew attention to an ‘intensified systematic inequality in social classes in the country, a deterioration of public trust, an exacerbated environmental crisis and increase in shantytowns.’ Mehrabi mentioned the high unemployment rate and challenges facing minorities. Mehrabi addressed Khamenei complaining that investigation into the performance of institutions under his control, is impossible, namely Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Judiciary, the state television and financial firms. Mehrabi also slated officials for being beyond accountability, describing the situation as ‘problematic’. She concluded by asking Khamenei: “What is your answer to questions, criticisms and protests.” In reply, Khamenei said finding a solution to the problems is not an easy thing as students expect, and suggested integrating the revolutionary, zealous and committed youth into government apparatus. He maintained that the evolution of a society requires a freedom of expression, which in turn needs a legal framework, as he put it. (Al Hayat, May 30, 2018)
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