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In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines we will again look at the rising cost of living in Iran and how the country’s economy has become more dependent on foreign factors as the Saudis now say that they will compensate for the loss of Iranian oil on international markets once the US sanctions come into effect in November.
It has now become clear that none of the opposition forces that took part in the Islamic revolution were right when they argued that Iran’s economy was dependent on foreign powers.
The Islamic republic regime has proved that it is a divisive regime for the Iranian people as it has even imprisoned and purged many of its own leaders like Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi.
Ayatollah Kazemi Boroujerdi who has called for the separation of religion from state has been in prison for the last ten years and tortured as well.
Today is the anniversary of his imprisonment and on Mondays we look at the issue of human rights abuses in Iran, as an Iranian official has said that child abuse in Iran’s nurseries is “unavoidable”.
Our guests tonight to discuss these topics are Mrs. Moazenzadeh and Mr. Zaman Philie.
Mrs. Moazenzadeh:
It is a matter of deep regret that the issue of child abuse in Iran is so common, while the rest of the world is so sensitive about it and respects the rights of children through bold laws.
Today’s children are the makers of Iran’s future and it is paramount important that their mental and physical health is protected by the state.
However, the current Iranian regime has not even signed the UN convention of protecting the rights of children and keeps looking at the issue through its religiousideology, which says parents are the sole protectors of their children. But we have many cases of children being denied of their rights by their parents in Iran.
Mr. Zaman Philie:
We all know that one of the cases of child abuse in Iran has even reached Khamenei’s office.
We are facing a regime that always covers up the roots of the problems and child abuse in Iran is one of these serious problems.
I am myself a victim of child abuse under this regime. The selection process for teachers and childcarers in Iran is based on religious allegiance to the regime.
When I look at how children in Holland are treated and compare it with what goes on in Iran, I ask myself what kind of country the Iranians live in?
Mrs. Moazenzadeh:
Ayatollah Boroujerdi is a very progressive man and places a great deal of importance on the issue of protection of women’s rights in a society. He believes women are the main pillar of any society’s progress and wellbeing.
He opposes fundamentalist views of Islamic Sharia and believes the Koran offers very progressive solutions to the many problems that Islamic societies are currently facing.
