Arrests, Executions and the Iranian Protesters Who Refuse to Give Up

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🗓️ 27 January 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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This episode contains descriptions of violence and injury. In September, protests began in Iran over the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, at the hands of the government. The demonstrations have since intensified, as has the government’s response, with thousands arrested and a terrifying campaign of public executions underway. Today, Iranians who have taken part in the demonstrations tell us — in their own words — why they are willing to brave such severe punishments to help bring about change. Guest: Cora Engelbrecht, an international reporter for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernisi, and this is The Daily.
0:07.0	In Iran, the massive demonstrations that begin in September, over the death of a young
0:18.8	woman at the hands of the government intensified in the months that followed, with protesters
0:24.1	calling for an end to the Islamic regime.
0:32.9	Now, women and men have spilled into the streets, attacking authoritarian symbols, chanting
0:38.6	death to the dictator.
0:40.3	The regime, for its part, hit back, arresting thousands of protesters, and undertaking a
0:46.1	terrifying campaign of public executions.
0:49.3	Iran has carried out its first known execution of a protestor since the war.
0:56.3	Iran once again has executed two protesters.
0:59.2	The two men who identified as Muhammad Mehdi Karami and say,
1:02.8	''Yet Muhammad Hosseini.''
1:04.6	Today, my colleague Korah Engelbrecht, on who is protesting in Iran, and what they say about
1:11.1	why they're willing to risk their lives to do it.
1:20.8	It's Friday, January 27th.
1:29.3	Korah, you've been covering the protests in Iran since September, and it's been a while
1:35.0	since we've talked about them.
1:36.4	In fact, it has been since September.
1:38.8	So catch us up.
1:41.3	What has been happening in Iran?
1:43.7	The protests in Iran have been going on for about four months now.
1:47.8	And in the first few months, we saw a huge escalation in the demonstrations that were taking
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