"One of the major mistakes in the West has been women's emancipation which has disintegrated the family... Staying in the home does not mean being pushed to the sidelines." -Mohammed Khatami, Salaam, May 11, 1997

According to a British House of Commons report, under Khatami's rule there were at least 18 executions of women by stoning in Iran.

Tehran-born human rights advocate Lily Mazahery challenges Khatami for denial of basic women's rights.

"If by freedom one means confronting the aspirations of this nation and the foundations of the Islamic Revolution and Islam, Iran's revolutionary people cannot accept it and will not allow it." -Khatami, Kayhan, June 10, 1986

Former Iranian student dissident Ala Khaki challenges Khatami on students jailed under his rule - including Ahmed Batebi, now serving a 10-year term after the photograph on the sign (from July 1999 student protests) appeared on the cover of the Economist Magazine.

Under Khatami's rule, the Baha'i religion remained banned in Iran and hundreds of Baha'is faced systemic discrimination under Iran's legal code.

"Homosexuality is a crime in Islam and crimes are punishable. The fact that a crime could be punished by execution is debatable." -Khatami, Harvard University, September 10, 2006

Iran-native Marc Shariat speaks to the media about the need to confront Khatami and the Iranian regime over their denial of basic human rights.