Iran’s Anti-Regim Unrest

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Iran | The fight for ‘Woman, life, freedom’ isn’t over yet

The death of Mahsa Amini, 22, in the custody of the "morality police" became a spark that ignited the largest anti-regime protests in the 43-year history of the Islamic Republic.

In this special report by the filmmaker and journalist Sahar Zand, undercover activists reveal the dangers they are going through - and the punishments they've received - in the fight for women's rights.

Warning: This video contains footage of injuries.

April 2023


Live TV Interview

In conversation with Sky’s Samantha Washington

PART 1

Sahar talks about her own experience of growing up in the Islamic Republic of Iran, explaining how the mandatory wearing of the hijab almost cost her life.

PART 2

Six months after the largest and most radical anti-regime movement in Iran, the street demonstrations have subsided, but this doesn't mean an end to the movement. The protests in Iran have changed form, and the flames of the unrest still flicker below the surface. Protesters are regrouping, finding new ways of resisting and asking themselves if they’re prepared, like Mahsa Amini, to pay the ultimate price for freedom. 

PART 3

What do women in Iran want the world to know? Do they feel neglected by the international community? How the recent anti-regime protests, ignited by the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the "morality police", are different to the previous demonstrations in the Islamic Republic of Iran? And finally what can the world do to support the Iranian Protesters?


ARTICLE

Shorthand

Is Iran's fight for 'women, life, and freedom' over?

The death of Mahsa Amini, 22, in the custody of the "morality police" became a spark that ignited the largest anti-regime protests in the 43-year history of the Islamic Republic. British-Iranian journalist Sahar Zand spoke to protesters, and found out what happened to the demonstrations


Iran International

NEWS

On the flagship news programme of the Farsi-speaking Channel, discussing the making of the piece for sky news, and the findings of the investigation.


CREDITS

REPORTER | SAHAR ZAND

PRODUCER | KIRSTY HICKY

SENIOR NEWS EDITOR | MATT RHODES

COMMISSIONING EDITOR | TIM SINGLETON

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