How has Mahsa Aminiβs death changed Iran?
Protesters show a growing defiance.
One year ago Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman from Iran, died in police custody. The countryβs βmorality policeβ had detained her for wearing her hijab too loosely. It sparked defiant protests across the country and calls for greater respect for women.
Two Iranian reporters β Baran Abbasi from ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Persian and Kian Sharifi from ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Monitoring β explain what life is like for young women in Iran a year on and assess whether the protests made a difference.
Also: Mimi Swaby, a ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ reporter who has been in Morocco covering last weekβs deadly earthquake, tells us three things that have brought her hope from the relief efforts.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart with Baran Abbasi and Kian Sharifi
Producers: William Lee Adams and Benita Barden
Editors: Julia Ross-Roy and Simon Peeks
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