Iran's Rouhani unveils landmark bill guaranteeing rights, freedom of speech

[HAIDER]

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani unveiled a landmark bill of rights on Monday, guaranteeing freedom of speech, protest, fair trials and privacy, saying the achievement was "one of my oldest dreams".

Although many of the rights are already enshrined in Iran's constitution written after the 1979 Islamic revolution, Rouhani said it offered the first clear list of principles that could be used to check the performance of state institutions.

"I'm very pleased that today one of my most important promises is being delivered and I am achieving one of my oldest dreams," Rouhani told officials in a televised ceremony.

However, many institutions, including the judiciary and the powerful Revolutionary Guards, are firmly in the grip of hardliners who do not answer to the president and say the priority is to protect the revolution against dissenters and outside interference.

Rouhani said the authorities should respect limits on their powers.

"No one is allowed to enter another person's house, shop or private workplace without the permission of the owner... in the name of discovering whether crimes or sins have been committed," he said, quoting the founder of the Islamic revolution, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Having promised a bill of rights for citizens during his 2013 election campaign, Rouhani's announcement may mark a belated effort to rally reformist supporters ahead of a re-election bid in May.

Rouhani said the bill was not yet a formal law, but "must be implemented by everyone".

 

[Zaem]

Yeah right, just like in every gulf country there is "freedom of speech" and "equal rights for all the citizens"...

 

[VEVAK]

Yeah right, just like in every gulf country there is "freedom of speech" and "equal rights for all the citizens"...

How may ppl show up to vote in Finland??? Over 60% of Iranians have showed up to vote in every election in the past 2 decades! These are number verified by NGO's outside of Iran!
And in that same time period U.S. & most European countries can't even get 50%
Iran is a Republic NOT a Democracy so it's governed by the will of the majority! Sorry if that offend you!

The so called Free Media of the West IS NOTHING BUT A DELUSION!!!!!!!!
If Fox News, Sky News, CNN, MSNBC, BBC,... Free and independent? Hell NO!

How many Western Journalists in the major Media outlets EVER reported or Questioned as to WHY the UN has place a Saudi Prince as the head of the U.N Human Rights Council a freaking Prince from a country that banns women from driving & cuts off heads in the middle of squares???
Saudi Arabia can bomb Yemen & Invades Bahrain & the so called free Media of the west either doesn't report it or treats them as liberators! Why they do it is clear & it has nothing to do with Saudi Power! Saudi's BUY US weapons & as long as you Kill, Bomb or invade ppl with U.S. weapons It's OK and you get the backing of the SO called Free Media of the west!!!!!!!!!!

U.S. wants Iran to have a Free Media so Rupert Murdoch can come or pay some fools to go to Iran and spout their propaganda! If Iran was buying American weapons they could care less! You are more than welcome to that nonsense WE DON"T want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[raptor22]

Yeah right, just like in every gulf country there is "freedom of speech" and "equal rights for all the citizens"...

Actually last month in one country and during presidential election despite this fact that one candidate won popular vote she couldn't get into the white house ... that's equal rights for all the citizens ...

 

[Zaem]

Actually last month in one country and during presidential election despite this fact that one candidate won popular vote she couldn't get into the white house ... that's equal rights for all the citizens ...

Jeezh.... US doesnt have popular vote system, it has ELECTORAL COLLAGE, thats why Hillary lost. Its not unequality or anything even near that.

 

[raptor22]

Jeezh.... US doesnt have popular vote system, it has ELECTORAL COLLAGE, thats why Hillary lost. Its not unequality or anything even near that.

And that's not democratic and as I said no equal rights for all the citizens ...

 

[Sina-1]

How may ppl show up to vote in Finland??? Over 60% of Iranians have showed up to vote in every election in the past 2 decades! These are number verified by NGO's outside of Iran!
And in that same time period U.S. & most European countries can't even get 50%

Findland turnout for last election is 70+%
Sweden is 85%

No point in generalising "European" countries as there is no point in generalising "muslim" or ME countries.

 

[OldTwilight]

ما همه ی اینها رو توی فانون اساسی داریم ولی بعضی ها فراقانونی هستند ، لاریجانی ها ، حسین فریدون و رفقا ، مفسدین اقتصادی و غیره

این حسن هم چهارتا الاغ و خر رو گیر آورده داره به ریششون می خنده

 

[Zaem]

And that's not democratic and as I said no equal rights for all the citizens ...

Well, thats the system they have. But saying Trump was illegally elected is stupid, because he won fair according to US laws

 

[Desertfalcon]

And that's not democratic and as I said no equal rights for all the citizens ...

That's because you don't understand that we are a federation of states, not a unitary republic. The states elect the president, not the popular vote. Just as it's the states that can change the constitution, etc., not a national plebiscite.

 

[Erl]

"Iran's Rouhani unveils landmark bill guaranteeing rights, freedom of speech"
What is this the guy speaking of, brithers? Many of my compatriots insult the basis of Islamic revolution and i have met many of them. What is the relevance of Freedom of Speech with a Mullah like Rouhani? He is a cleric man and as i know insulting religion or religious sanctities will be equal to get hanged out from the neck on the streets of Tehran. How can a Mullah speak of freedom of speech? I don't know
So i can conclude this guy is blackmailing to hide his faults and failings during the nuclear negotiations due to the remaining of sanctions so that he could fool Iranians to vote him again!. And Iranians will vote for his non sense.
I preferred Ahamadinejad instead of this guy. At least he stood up to bullying Wash.D.C.
I remember when i wrote Ahmadinejad's name on the ballot in embassy, an Iranian officer smirked at me shaking his head. Probably he thought i was an stupid moron But he didn't know that whole western powers were gathered to defeat Ahmadinejad. I admire Ahamdinejad's Courage, he was a great man and only a madcap crazy like him could change Iran to a nuclear state. Thanks to his 20% Uranium and his efforts , Iran's negotiating team could bargain with the West to realize west of recognizing Iran's nuclear rights.
I have no clue about Rouhani but he seems confused. Speaking of freedom while executing people for criticizing religious beliefs!!! What is that mean?

@VEVAK @OldTwilight @Sina-1 @raptor22 and other Iranian subs that i don't know. I'll be glad to know your ideas

 

[VEVAK]

"Iran's Rouhani unveils landmark bill guaranteeing rights, freedom of speech"
What is this the guy speaking of, brithers? Many of my compatriots insult the basis of Islamic revolution and i have met many of them. What is the relevance of Freedom of Speech with a Mullah like Rouhani? He is a cleric man and as i know insulting religion or religious sanctities will be equal to get hanged out from the neck on the streets of Tehran. How can a Mullah speak of freedom of speech? I don't know
So i can conclude this guy is blackmailing to hide his faults and failings during the nuclear negotiations due to the remaining of sanctions so that he could fool Iranians to vote him again!. And Iranians will vote for his non sense.
I preferred Ahamadinejad instead of this guy. At least he stood up to bullying Wash.D.C.
I remember when i wrote Ahmadinejad's name on the ballot in embassy, an Iranian officer smirked at me shaking his head. Probably he thought i was an stupid moron But he didn't know that whole western powers were gathered to defeat Ahmadinejad. I admire Ahamdinejad's Courage, he was a great man and only a madcap crazy like him could change Iran to a nuclear state. Thanks to his 20% Uranium and his efforts , Iran's negotiating team could bargain with the West to realize west of recognizing Iran's nuclear rights.
I have no clue about Rouhani but he seems confused. Speaking of freedom while executing people for criticizing religious beliefs!!! What is that mean?

@VEVAK @OldTwilight @Sina-1 @raptor22 and other Iranian subs that i don't know. I'll be glad to know your ideas

Ahmadimajead was the greatest gift the Zionist!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is a FACT!!!! No one wanted to destroy him! Hell, BBC was freaking out when Iran's supreme leader banned that fool!!!!!!!!!!
He in my book is a Traitor & a Zionist SPY!

 

[Erl]

Ahmadimajead was the greatest gift the Zionist!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is a FACT!!!! No one wanted to destroy him! Hell, BBC was freaking out when Iran's supreme leader banned that fool!!!!!!!!!!
He in my book is a Traitor & a Zionist SPY!

Bro, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I don't agree with you. He was a hero of our country although with many weaknesses but still a hero. I don't care about Zionists either. They are sentenced to die. Let them go and Stick to our national benefits

 

[VEVAK]

Bro, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I don't agree with you. He was a hero of our country although with many weaknesses but still a hero. I don't care about Zionists either. They are sentenced to die. Let them go and Stick to our national benefits

Our own national benefits???
How about giving out handouts in the form of Yaraneh to the masses to make the ppl dependent rather than using that cash towards investing in the development of the country by creating more Jobs, better infrastructure, Increase defense R&D... ???
How about handing out massive loans to anyone especially ppl that wouldn't & couldn't pay it back!
How about destroying Iran's currency by 300%

Denying the Holocost brought what for Iran except for the destruction of Iran's relationship with Europe & putting out an image that somehow all who support the Palestinians are somehow holocaust deniers & Nazi's!

Exactly what is it that you think he did for Iran that was so great??????????????? A Hero for the Zionists maybe! But NOT for Iranians!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

Honestly, I don't really care about democracy.

I prefer a system of meritocracy/technocracy to a system of democracy any day of the week!

Anyway, this has nothing to do with freedom of speech/expression.

I see no reason why Iran can't be a free society and remain an Islamic republic at the same time.

Freedom of speech/expression should be tolerated everywhere, even in countries that aren't considered liberal democracies.

Kuwait isn't a democracy by a long shot, but it still allows a good amount of free speech in comparison to the rest of the Persian Gulf region:

Really embarrassing when you think about it.