Women, Life, Freedom. Anti-government protests in Iran continue despite violent government crackdown - Publication Date |
- Oct 06, 2022
- Episode Duration |
- 00:52:01
On this edition of Your Call, we're discussing the ongoing wave of anti-government protests in Iran. It's been more than two weeks after 22-year-old Iranian- Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini tragically died while in custody of the so-called morality police.
The protests, which have spread to colleges and high schools, have shown no signs of easing in spite of the regime’s systemic and violent crackdown. Thousands have been arrested and more than 80 people have been killed.
Guests:
Fatemeh Shams, assistant professor of Persian Literature at University of Pennsylvania, and author of A Revolution in Rhyme: Poetic Co-option Under the Islamic Republic
Elham Hoominfar, assistant professor in the Global Health Studies Program at Northwestern University
Shaghayegh Cyrous, Iranian-American multidisciplinary artist