Parviz Ghelichkhani’s Enduring Legacy

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When the 1979 Revolution erupted, Ghelichkhani, like many held hope that it would lead to a democratic renaissance. But he quickly became disillusioned with the rise of clerical rule and the Islamic Republic’s suppression of dissent. From France, he continued to speak out, not only criticizing the new regime’s human rights violations, but also challenging those in the diaspora who romanticized the revolution while ignoring its costs.

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