When a government becomes nervous....

News from home are particularly worrying. The brutal arrest of 33 women activists in Tehran-very close to the 8th March- is a clear signal that the government is nervous and somewhat confused. The UN may come up with another resolution and more economic sanctions and given the dire economic situation in the country, more sanctions would be especially painful. On the other hand, the internal quarrels are getting out of hand. Mrs Rajabi the wife of Dr Elham- a cabinet minister- in her latest article launched an " undiplomatic" attack on the chief of Iranian national TV and Radio- directly appointed by Mr Khameni-ee. While at the same time, in another case, a member of parliament, who is usually critical of the President, has been summoned to appear in court,accused of " subversion". In another recent piece, Mrs Rajabi has effectively confirmed everything that the opposition has been saying all these years about the Islamic Republic of Iran. The level of corruption and nepotism that she confirms in this piece, leaves little room for optimism by the supporters of the regime. However, the nervousness of the government is a real cause for concern. As government when nervous becomes a lot more irrational and even brutal and oppressive.
You might say, come on Iraj, this government is oppressive enough, and it cannot become more oppressive.
I beg to differ. To me, while there is no limit to the good side of human nature, the horrible side of it has no limit either. And, this is why, I am so frightened of what might happen in my beloved home land.
I wish I knew what to do to help the situation?