In Tehran, a woman named Vida Movahed stood on a box in the street, her hair uncovered, holding her white headscarf in front of her. This protest against the mandatory wearing of a hijab, enforced by Iran’s so-called “morality police”, resulted in a jail term in 2017 for “promoting corruption and depravity”.
Yet women continued to follow Vida’s lead. And, across the country, mass protests have broken out against the government’s corruption and cruelty. Rage Against the Regime: Iran (BBC Two) is a two-part documentary featuring interviews with ordinary people who have fought for change, many of whom have suffered terribly as a result. All speak from exile
Since the revolution of 1979, Iran has been ruled by the Supreme Leader – currently Ayatollah Khamenei. “The reason for all our miseries,” said one contributor. The film traced the wave of protests back to 2009, when anger over the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spilled out into the streets, and a woman named Neda was shot d
Yet women continued to follow Vida’s lead. And, across the country, mass protests have broken out against the government’s corruption and cruelty. Rage Against the Regime: Iran (BBC Two) is a two-part documentary featuring interviews with ordinary people who have fought for change, many of whom have suffered terribly as a result. All speak from exile
Since the revolution of 1979, Iran has been ruled by the Supreme Leader – currently Ayatollah Khamenei. “The reason for all our miseries,” said one contributor. The film traced the wave of protests back to 2009, when anger over the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spilled out into the streets, and a woman named Neda was shot d
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