SYND 22 12 77 PRESS CONFERENCE IN PARIS ON POLITICAL PRISONERS IN IRAN

The transcript discusses severe political repression in various countries, comparing it to historical events in Turkey, Chile, and Argentina. The speaker's mission to meet political prisoners is hindered by widespread terror and suppression. Various professionals, including writers, face restrictions, with associations being dissolved and movement controlled by SAVAC. This results in cultural suffocation, described as a 'biafra cultural' by Aragon.

What comparisons are made regarding the severity of the situation described in the text?

What was the mission of the speaker in relation to political prisoners?

How did the speaker describe the general atmosphere of terror among the people?

What challenges did writers face in trying to organize as an association?

What does the term 'biafra culturel' refer to in the context of the text?