Iran's women in revolt

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

News, On Point, Daily, Npr, Talk Show

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Women across Iran have taken to the streets after the death of a young woman in police custody. Their government says it will ‘mercilessly confront’ them: dozens have been killed. Neither side is backing down: what’s next for the women of Iran?

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0:19.2	Man, man, he's the dog, man, man, he's the dog, man, man, man, man, man.
0:42.0	Man after a 22 year old woman by the name of Masa Amini was arrested by the country's morality police because of her clothing.
0:50.7	A few hours later, she was in a coma.
0:53.2	Three days later, she was dead.
0:55.6	The regime tried to cover it up, claiming she had suffered a heart attack.
0:59.8	Her family says she was beaten to death.
1:02.6	Soon enough, women took to the streets across the country.
1:06.2	The security forces have responded with brutal force.
1:09.7	Thousands have been arrested.
1:11.4	More than 100 have been killed according to human rights groups.
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1:17.1	And this is on point.
1:18.8	This hour, the biggest unrest Iran has seen in years.
1:21.9	Does it threaten the regime?
1:23.6	Joining me to talk about that is Dr. Hele Svendiari.
1:28.2	She's director emerita of the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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