This year, as in the last decade, the Islamic Republic forbade the presence of people in the historical complex of Pasargad on Cyrus Day and restricted the roads leading to Cyrus' tomb. Despite these restrictions, the audience of Iran International said in messages for the 7th anniversary of the stone that the name of Koresh became a point of reference for their identity and a symbol to remind them of the right to freedom and human dignity. Interview with Saba Heiderkani, editor of Iran International.