Ongoing Protests in Iran and Locally Call for Women’s Rights and Justice

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The death of the 22-year old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, for a supposed violation of the country’s strict dress code, has sparked protests across Iran and around the world. As Iranian citizens protest in call for justice and women's rights reform, many have gotten arrested, injured and even killed. We'll talk with Iranians here in the U.S. about the reactions to Amini's death and the status of women's rights in Iran. Guests: Persis Karim, Iranian-American poet and essayist; director for the Center of Iranian Diaspora Studies, San Francisco State University Shaghayegh Cyrous, artist Hoda Katebi, writer, community organizer and creative educator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.6	Women, life, freedom.
1:00.6	That's been the rallying cry of protesters in Iran since the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, Masa Amini, while she was in the hands of the country's morality police.
1:09.7	Her death reignited protests against the regime and its repression of women.
1:13.6	Women have torn off their veils, a demand for human rights.
1:16.6	Women, life, freedom.
1:18.6	There have been other waves of protests, but many observers say these feel different from 2019 or 2015 or 2009.
1:24.6	Hope and fear are growing. Women, life, freedom.
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