Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson for the Inquilab Manch, remarked that despite enjoying public support, the interim government remains weak and has yet to eliminate fascist elements from state institutions. Addressing critics who claim no change has occurred since the July uprising, Hadi responded, “Ask yourselves—how many people have been disappeared or killed by the state in the past year?” He added, “The first condition of revolution is the destruction of fascist symbols. We’ve failed to do that.” He concluded, “Only the oppressed truly understand the value of the revolution. Those who still don’t, never experienced that pain.”