Unprecedented protests continue in Iran

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🗓️ 4 October 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The world is watching Iranians young and old confront the Islamic regime amid fears of a worsening crackdown. It's day 18 of unprecedented protests that erupted after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Jomana Karadsheh spoke to one of the student protesters. Following her interview, Christiane speaks Fatemeh Shams, an assistant professor of modern Persian literature at the University of Pennsylvania, who took part in anti-government protests of 2009 before fleeing Iran for the US. Also on today's show: Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukraine President Zelensky; Parag Khanna, author of MOVE: Where People Are Going for a Better Future; Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Maggie Haberman. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Amantu. Here's what's coming up.
0:11.0	In Iran people continue to demonstrate for their fundamental rights as security forces keep cracking down.
0:18.0	Former protester Fotemisham says this could be a turning point for the Islamic Republic.
0:23.2	Then the enemy army is suffering more and more losses and there is a growing
0:28.2	understanding that Russia made a mistake by starting the war against Ukraine.
0:32.2	As Ukrainian troops liberate stake by starting the war against Ukraine.
0:33.3	As Ukrainian troops liberate more of Russia's illegally annexed territory,
0:37.5	Zolenski's government declares peace talks now would be impossible.
0:41.5	I speak to Ukraine's lead negotiator, Michilo Pudolia.
0:45.0	And the world enters a new age of mass migrations.
0:49.0	Author Parachhana explains why we're on the move.
0:53.0	Also, I often wonder, had the right of the Capitol not happened,
0:58.9	what the following two weeks would have looked like.
1:01.1	Maggie Haberman chronicles the catastrophic end of the Trump presidency in her new book
1:06.4	Confidence Man, the Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpur in London and the world is
1:31.5	watching Iranians young and old confront the Islamic regime
1:35.6	amid fears of a worsening crackdown. It's day 18 of unprecedented protests
1:41.0	that erupted after the death in police custody of 22 year old
1:45.4	Masa Amini. President Joe Biden is weighing in with this tweet today. The
1:50.3	United States stands with Iranian women and Iranian citizens who are inspiring the world with their bravery.
1:57.0	This week we will impose further costs on perpetrators of violence against peaceful protesters
2:03.0	will continue to support the rights of Iranians
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