Inside Iran: What Happened to Iran’s Women-led Uprising?

Summary

El documental presenta una cruda realidad en Irán, donde un equipo de televisión estadounidense es detenido y despojado de su equipo por la seguridad del país tras ser el primer equipo de TV estadounidense en operar allí desde el estallido de protestas por la muerte de Mahsa Amini. Las protestas, desencadenadas por la muerte de Amini en custodia de la policía moral por no usar el velo adecuadamente, han llevado a una represión brutal del régimen, con decenas de miles de detenidos, cientos asesinados y ejecuciones. El documental explora la opresión de las mujeres, la censura y la resistencia, y la creciente división dentro del establecimiento clerical iraní.

Takeaways

• 😷 La tripulación de filmación experimentó una detención abrupta por parte de la seguridad iraní, lo que marcó el final de su estadía en el país.
• 🚨 Se les confiscaron teléfonos, pertenencias personales y equipo de filmación, incluyendo toda la grabación realizada hasta ese momento.
• 🌍 La muerte de Mahsa Amini, una joven de 22 años detenida por la policía de moralidad por no cumplir con el código de vestimenta, desencadenó protestas masivas en todo Iran.
• 🔥 Las mujeres en Iran han respondido al régimen con acciones como quemar sus hijabs y cortarse el cabello, simbolizando su desafío a las restricciones impuestas.
• 🛑 El régimen iraní ha respondido a las protestas con una fuerza brutal, detuvo a decenas de miles de personas, matando a cientos y ejecutando a varios docenas.
• 📹 El primer equipo de televisión de EE. UU. en Iran desde el comienzo de las protestas fue obligado a salir del país después de ser retenido y despojado de su equipo.
• 🏢 Las autoridades iraníes cerraron restaurantes y cafés que permitían la entrada de mujeres sin hijab como medida de represalia.
• 📚 En la Feria del Libro de Teherán, se informó que todos los libros exhibidos deben ser aprobados por el gobierno, reflejando la censura y control de la información.
• 👮‍♂️ La policía y las fuerzas de seguridad estaban presentes en gran número en las calles de Teherán, restringiendo la libertad de movimiento y expresión.
• 📖 Se entrevistó con un clérigo reformista que cuestiona la legitimidad del gobierno actual y aboga por reformas dentro del sistema.
• 🗣️ La represión del régimen incluye la detención de periodistas, la censura y la violencia contra los manifestantes, lo que demuestra la resistencia y el miedo a la libertad de expresión.

Q & A

¿Qué sucedió abruptamente al final de la grabación en Irán?

Fueron abordados por ocho hombres que afirmó pertenecer a las Fuerzas de Seguridad de Irán, quienes les quitaron sus teléfonos, apuntaron con armas, tomaron sus pertenencias personales y material de filmación, y los llevaron a un hotel donde pasaron 18 horas antes de ser obligados a abandonar el país.

¿Quién fue Masa Amini y qué desencadenó las protestas en Irán?

Masa Amini era una joven de 22 años que fue arrestada por la policía de moralidad de Irán acusada de violar el código de vestimenta estricto del país. Fue llevada a un centro de detención, donde supuestamente fue golpeada y murió poco después, lo que generó indignación y protestas masivas.

¿Cómo respondió el régimen iraní a las protestas?

El régimen respondió con una fuerza brutal, detuvo a decenas de miles de personas, asesinó a cientos y ejecutó a varios docenas. También hubo muertes de oficiales de seguridad en los enfrentamientos.

¿Qué hicieron las mujeres en protesta por la muerte de Masa Amini?

Las mujeres quemaron sus hijabs, cortaron su cabello y salieron a las calles en protesta. Muchas de ellas se manifestaron sin cubrir el cabello como señal de desafío a las autoridades.

¿Qué experiencia tuvieron los periodistas estadounidenses en Irán?

Los periodistas estadounidenses fueron los primeros en entrar a Irán desde el comienzo de los disturbios. Fueron detenidos y se les obligó a borrar parte de su material, además de ser seguidas y restringidas en sus movimientos por las autoridades.

¿Qué restricciones enfrentaron los periodistas mientras estaban en Irán?

Los periodistas solo podían visitar lugares preaprobados por el ala de medios de Irán y se les obligó a borrar parte de su material cuando se les detectó filmando en lugares no autorizados.

¿Cómo se sintieron los jóvenes iraníes entrevistados sobre la represión del régimen?

Los jóvenes entrevistados expresaron su temor y resistencia ante la represión, algunos mostraron heridas de balas de goma y hablaron de la violencia utilizada para silenciarlas.

¿Qué cambios han habido en las prácticas religiosas en Irán debido a las protestas?

Las protestas han llevado a un aumento de la participación religiosa en algunas áreas, con más personas acudiendo a lugares sagrados para mostrar su respeto y apoyo a la religión y el régimen teocrático.

¿Qué dijo el Ministro de Asuntos de la Mujer de Irán sobre la ley del hijab y la represión de las protestas?

El Ministro de Asuntos de la Mujer, Najat Kazali, defendió la necesidad de la ley del hijab y negó la existencia de una represión generalizada, argumentando que las cifras de arrestos y violencia son proporcionadas por grupos externos y no reflejan la realidad.

¿Cómo se siente el periodista después de su experiencia en Irán?

El periodista describe su tiempo en Irán como uno de los más difíciles de su carrera, señalando la constante vigilancia y la imposibilidad de reportar la verdad debido a las restricciones impuestas por el régimen.

Outlines

00:00

🚨 Detención y robo de equipo por fuerzas de seguridad iraníes

El primer párrafo relata la detención abrupta del equipo de grabación por parte de ocho hombres que se identifican como fuerzas de seguridad de Irán. Fueron confiscados teléfonos, pertenencias personales, equipos de cámara y grabaciones. Fueron llevados a un hotel y retenidos durante 18 horas antes de ser obligados a abandonar el país, dejando atrás sus equipos informáticos y otros pertenencias.

05:01

🌍 Protestas y represalias en Irán

Este párrafo cubre las protestas masivas en Irán desencadenadas por la muerte de Mahsa Amini, una joven de 22 años arrestada por no cumplir con el código de vestimenta. Las mujeres protestaron enojadas, lo que provocó una respuesta brutal del régimen con detenciones, muertes y ejecuciones. El equipo de televisión estadounidense, el primer en visitar desde el comienzo de las protestas, fue escoltado por la policía y limitado en sus movimientos.

10:02

📚 Feria del libro y censura en Irán

El tercer párrafo describe la experiencia del equipo en la Feria Internacional del Libro en Téheran, donde se observó una censura extendida de la literatura y la vestimenta. Se destaca la existencia de un punto de asesoramiento para mujeres sobre el uso del velo islámico y la influencia de los medios occidentales en la resistencia de las mujeres iraníes.

15:04

👳‍♂️ División entre clérigos y la sociedad iraní

Este segmento explora las tensiones entre la clase clerical y la sociedad iraní, con clérigos reformistas como Muhammad Taghi Fazel Miboudi cuestionando la legitimidad del gobierno actual. Se discute la influencia de la clase clerical en la represión de las protestas y la resistencia de la juventud iraní al régimen teocrático.

20:06

📸 Persecución de periodistas y la represión del régimen

El quinto párrafo relata la difícil situación de los periodistas en Irán, quienes enfrentan arrestos y encarcelamiento por cubrir las protestas y la represión estatal. Se entrevista a Yalda Mari, una fotoperiodista arrestada múltiples veces, quien describe su experiencia en la prisión y la censura del régimen.

25:07

🏛️ Entrevista con la Ministra de Asuntos de la Mujer y la represión del régimen

El sexto párrafo presenta una entrevista con la Ministra de Asuntos de la Mujer, Nadereh Kazemi, quien defiende la ley del velo y niega las violaciones de derechos humanos cometidas por las fuerzas de seguridad. Se describe la represión brutal de las protestas y la imposición de un nuevo proyecto de ley del velo que aumenta las penas de prisión.

Keywords

💡Iran

Irán es un país ubicado en el sur de Asia Occidental. En el vídeo, Irán es el escenario principal donde los eventos narrados se desarrollan, incluyendo las protestas y la represión por parte de las fuerzas de seguridad. El país es relevante para el tema del vídeo debido a su historial reciente de movilizaciones ciudadanas y tensiones políticas.

💡Fuerzas de seguridad

Las fuerzas de seguridad en el vídeo se refieren a las unidades encargadas del mantenimiento del orden y la seguridad en Irán. Son criticadas por su actuación en la represión de las protestas, como se menciona cuando los periodistas son detenidos y sus pertenencias confiscadas por hombres que afirman pertenecer a estas fuerzas.

💡Hijab

El hijab es una prenda que las mujeres musulmanas usan para cubrir su cabello y a menudo partes adicionales del cuerpo. En el vídeo, el hijab es un símbolo central de la resistencia y la represión, ya que muchas mujeres lo queman o se lo quitan como acto de desafío ante las políticas del gobierno iraní.

💡Protestas

Las protestas son una manifestación pública de descontento y un acto clave en el vídeo. Se refieren a las movilizaciones masivas que han tenido lugar en Irán en respuesta a la muerte de Mahsa Amini y la política de vestimenta impuesta por el gobierno.

💡Represión

La represión es el acto de suprimir o someter a la fuerza, y en el contexto del vídeo, se relaciona con la respuesta del gobierno iraní a las protestas. Se menciona la detención de decenas de miles de personas, la violencia física y la ejecución de prisioneros como medio de controlar las protestas.

💡Mahsa Amini

Mahsa Amini es la joven iraní que fue arrestada por la policía de la moralidad y posteriormente murió, lo que desencadenó las protestas. Su muerte simboliza la lucha por la libertad y los derechos de las mujeres en Irán, y es central para entender el contexto de las protestas mencionadas en el vídeo.

💡Clerical establishment

El establecimiento clerical se refiere a la clase de líderes religiosos en Irán que tienen un papel importante en la toma de decisiones gubernamentales. En el vídeo, se discute cómo ciertos miembros de este establecimiento enfrentan la creciente oposición popular y cómo algunos abogan por la reforma, mientras otros defienden el status quo.

💡Veil of secrecy

La 'velo de secreto' es una metáfora utilizada para describir la falta de transparencia y la censura en Irán. En el vídeo, se hace referencia a esta 'velo' al hablar de la dificultad de los periodistas para reportar libremente y la imposibilidad de obtener información veraz sobre los eventos que ocurren en el país.

💡Detención

La detención es el acto de ser retenido o arrestado por las autoridades. En el vídeo, los periodistas son detenidos y sus pertenencias son confiscadas, lo que ilustra la represión y el control ejercido por el gobierno sobre la libertad de expresión y la información.

💡Crackdown

Un 'crackdown' es una represión severa y generalizada. En el vídeo, se usa para describir la respuesta del gobierno a las protestas, que incluye la detención masiva, la tortura y la violencia hacia los manifestantes, lo que demuestra la intensidad y la gravedad de la represión en Irán.

Highlights

拍摄团队在伊朗遭遇突然结束，被自称安全部队的八人拦截，个人物品和拍摄设备被没收。

伊朗近期的抗议活动与以往不同，起因是22岁的Mahsa Amini因违反着装规定被道德警察逮捕并在拘留中心死亡。

抗议活动中，女性焚烧头巾、剪发，以示对当局的反抗。

伊朗政权以暴力回应抗议，导致数百人死亡，数千人被拘留。

美国电视团队自混乱开始以来首次获得签证进入伊朗。

伊朗当局关闭了允许不戴头巾女性进入的咖啡馆和餐馆。

尽管有禁令，许多女性仍然公开不戴头巾，以此表达对权威的反抗。

警察迅速包围了正在采访的记者，要求他们离开，因为有抗议活动即将开始。

记者被拘留数小时，直到晚上才被释放，期间被要求删除部分拍摄素材。

伊朗国际书展上的书籍必须经过政府批准，显示了对言论自由的限制。

伊朗政府试图通过教育和宗教指导来影响年轻一代，以维护现有政权。

改革派神职人员Muhammad Taghi Fazel Mobasheri对现政府提出质疑，显示宗教精英内部的分歧。

伊朗的宗教警察因执行政府的严格着装规定而受到广泛批评。

伊朗政府对记者和媒体的打压，试图控制信息流通和公众观点。

伊朗副总统在采访中否认政府对抗议者的暴力行为，与记者的现实观察形成鲜明对比。

伊朗议会通过新的头巾法案，不适当着装者可能面临长达10年的监禁。

16岁的Gavand因与Mahsa Amini相似的原因死亡，凸显伊朗社会问题的持续存在。

Transcripts

so we've just had a pretty abrupt ending

to our time filming here in Iran the

yesterday we were leaving the hotel when

we were jobed on by eight guys who told

us they were with Iran Security Forces

um they took our phones they pointed a

gun in our heads they took all our

personal belongings they took all our

camera gear they took all our footage um

they then took us back to a hotel room

um well we've been for the last 18 hours

or

so they have allowed us or in fact

they've told us to leave the country now

with our phones only they've kept our

computers they've kept everything

else it has been the most stressful 24

hours and I honestly am so relieved to

be getting out of

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here the Islamic Republic of Iran is no

stranger to popular uprisings but the

demonstrations sweeping the country

today are

different last September 22-year-old

Masa amini was arrested by Iran's

morality police she was accused of

violating the country's strict dress

code and taken to a Detention Center

where she was allegedly beaten she died

soon

after that sparked outrage and months of

mass protests erupted across

Iran

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women burned their hijabs cut their hair

and stormed the streets in Rage the

regime responded with Brute Force

detaining tens of thousands killing

hundreds and executing seven several

dozen security officers were also killed

in the

clashes

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one week before our detention we arrived

in Iran we're the first US TV crew to be

here since the chaos first broke

out we are here in Iran I can't quite

believe it but we have been given very

rare visas to come and operate here by

the Iranian

regime so we're just driving towards a

neighborhood in tan that's been at the

center of some of these protests over

the last few months this neighborhood

has been a gathering point for young

people rebelling against the system

including five girls who posted this

viral video of themselves dancing

uncovered they were later

arrested so you can see a bunch of these

restaurants and cafes have been shut

down recently by the authorities in a

very clear concerted effort to close

down shop cafes restaurants businesses

that are allowing women who are not

wearing hijabs to enter so they're

actually targeting the businesses

themselves but you can see despite that

a lot of women around here are still

walking around completely uncovered in a

very very clear sign of defiance against

the authorities

demands do you mind having a chat with

us do you know what happened around

here can you tell

me

why is it you're worried about showing

your

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face he was right as soon as he started

talking the police arrived to St us as

Vice huh why is Farm rare

America

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we've been here for 2 minutes and the

police have already surrounded

us the police have asked for us to leave

this area because there's a protest

that's about to start in a few minutes

and they definitely do not want us

seeing

that we were taken to the roadside and

detained for several hours till night

fell we deleting

it more police arrived are we not

allowed to be

here so we've finally been Let Go by the

police after a couple of hours hours

they insisted on deleting some of our

footage and we're now just driving

around the city because we've heard that

there are protests happening and it's

some very strong police presence around

the city right now can see a bunch of

Riot police on the corner we think that

we're being followed so we can't

actually get out of the car to see

what's going

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on later that night chants of protest

came ringing out through Teran

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it quickly became apparent that our

permissions to be here came with

restrictions we could only visit places

pre-approved by Iran's media Wing Tan's

International book fair was deemed

uncontroversial enough for us to attend

but as soon as we arrived we were told

by a passing stranger that all the books

that they and we saw must now be

government approved we're choosing not

to show his face you know the current

situation is so terrible right now has

the type of books that are being sold

here and being showcased here changed

yeah yeah of course in what way the way

that some some Publishers are not

allowed to to exhibit their books here

why is that because of

political measures they been

limited one of the conditions of people

coming here is that women are dressed

correctly so this here right at the

entrance of the event is the center for

advising women on how to wear the hijab

and what could go wrong if you

don't what is your role here we are

speaking about their questions about why

we have this if we are Muslim why should

we have this if they are somebody who

are not Muslim they why why they should

have this uhhuh I am here to speak with

the teenagers with the young people to

tell to them think about my speaking

think about what I say to you so you're

trying to influence them yes yes yes and

now the

media those media who don't want our

country don't want our

say and say and tell and tell about your

woman don't shouldn't have this this is

not Freedom so you think that it's

Western media that is influencing women

of course it is of course it is you know

it's nothing to do with the fact that

some women might choose not to wear a

head scar very little you know very

little some women you know um Iranian

people the the problem of Iranian people

is not Islam but the medas don't want

Islam you know your problem is this is

scar no Amma Islamic revolution because

we love Islam and Islam is whatever God

say to us not whatever I want you want

whatever you want whatever she want

whatever you know so there shouldn't be

that personal freedom of choice just

choice in the in the limit of Islam

whatever God let us right what is it

that you came here for

today

and do you feel convinced by the

conversation that you've been having

today yes yes will you change your

behaviors or what you wear at all I

don't want to change her behavior I

don't want her I want her to

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teach

you're going to stop us yes

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why it was just getting

interesting we are Iranian all of

Iranian are interesting you know yeah

it's a very interesting

conversation but more and more Iranians

are

resisting throughout our time a handful

of young Brave individuals decided to

talk to us we're hiding their

identities they told us about the

security forces harsh crackdowns which

have since expanded to schools and

universities very it was protest they

don't let us go to the classes without

scar they fired a lot of our friends

they fired them from doormats they they

don't have anywhere to sleep everything

is a crime doesn't matter what it is is

you can drink you can shake handy girls

you can you can't do anything students

told us they were forced to sign a

pledge saying that they would adhere to

the dress code that they wouldn't sit

next to those of the opposite sex and

that they wouldn't protest signing a

pledge is not losing anything it's just

that we can't defeat them right now I

think our generation is going

to overcome the system of

eventually just not right

now violence they told us had been used

to silence them one teenager told me how

Security Forces had opened fire on her

we were at the park and they just shoot

at us without no reason we're just

sitting we didn't do anything were you

badly hit yeah it's it's really hard I I

think I think uh I'm in danger she

showed me several rubber bullet wounds

scattered across her

body the next day we left the capital

and traveled to K to try and get a taste

for how the religious sex of the country

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felt this is a very different sight to

what we've been seeing online recently

all these people have come to the city

of pal which is one of the holiest

cities in IR to come show their respect

for their

religion

this is where a lot of the clerical

establishment are based and these

clerics here have a huge amount of

influence a huge amount of power within

the Iranian regime so if any change

happens it's very likely to start right

here much of the country's public anger

over the last year is directed towards

the all powerful clerical establishment

who sat in power for over four decades

since the Islamic

revolution this anger reached a boiling

point last year when religious clerics

were attacked their turbin tossed from

their heads in a sign of resentment

towards the Theocratic system that rules

over the Iranian people these recent

protests demanding changes have led to a

brutal Crackdown there's been tens of

thousands of people have been arrested

there's been hundreds of people who have

been killed hundreds more have been

beaten been tortured do you not think

that if clerics like yourself condemned

that kind of behavior from this regime

that that would make a big impact on

society

these are figures that come from the UN

these are figures that come from outside

monitoring group these are figures that

come from Human Rights

organizations so you don't think that

there's been any violence towards

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protesters it sounds like you stand 100%

by the regime by the government it

sounds like you don't really want

anything to

change but not all clerics are aligned

we met up with Muhammad tagi fazel mbodi

a self-proclaimed reformist cleric who

challenges the current government by

questioning their

legitimacy you know I wasn't expecting a

religious cleric in Iran to let me ride

around with you and let you be seen

without any of your clothing

on so when you drive around town you

normally don't wear your clerical

clothing are there more and more clerics

recently taking their clothes off given

the amount of backlash and the amount of

anger towards you

guys I mean obviously you get to choose

whether you put on or take off your

clerical clothing right women don't get

to choose in fact a lot of women are

very angry that it's clerics like

yourself who are dictating what women

should and shouldn't wear why is

that

some of the protesters have called for

an end to the clerical establishment

which is you guys right how does that

make you

feel

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foree

the cler says he supports reforms which

shows a division of opinions within the

religious Elite but he ultimately warns

against a complete overhaul of the

current

system so these young kids here who are

about to perform have been trained by

the guy in the white shirt who's a

member of the besiege which is part of

the security apparatus they have been

extremely involved in the brutal

Crackdown of protesters and part of

their mission is to train young

kids to get to know Islam to get to know

how to operate in Iran in the hopes that

this country can continue in the vein

that it's going

today

masah

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m

what does it mean to be a

b how do you recruit all these

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kids is the hope that these guys grow up

to to become

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beses do any of you guys plan to be

members of the B when you grow

up

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why these Young Voices show how the

Islamic Republic influences the Next

Generation but to do that successfully

any criticism of the regime must be

silenced since the latest Uprising

around a 100 journalists have been

arrested those who broke the news about

Massa amini's death was sentenced to 12

and 13 years in

prison yalda Mari is a photojournalist

who's been arrested at least six

times so when was this photo

taken 16 years ago it was at the first

days that uh Gad started to work they

wanted

to put this woman to police station to

talk with them or know sign a paper or

something but these women were very

scary about it so these are two women

being arrested for not wearing their

head scarves properly yeah

this is another one this woman is a

police officer what is she taking them

in

for for a job for bad you know wearing

and these things so

for improper

clothing I recognize this photo I've

seen it around when was this photo taken

5 years ago and what was happening here

it was a

demonstration in Tan University this is

inside the University

and she's a

protester yeah this has changed my life

forever so this photo that was taken

years ago is still causing you problems

today yeah a lot

of they have problems with the

journalistic issues they have problems

with everything that you want to inform

people um they are against all of this

mhm they are against media they are you

know against people know their reality

they are against the

reality so these are the documents that

you have from your court

cases so the case is open yeah the case

is open uh-huh and it it's not going to

be closed for another 5 years no no so

you're under watch basically yeah this

is exactly what they wanted what was

your crime taking picture just taking

photos yeah but you know what they wrote

on the paper

was and how long did you spend in prison

this time around uh 92 days 92 60 days

in

public uh prison and 32 days in Solarity

solitary confinement how was

that it was very tough you think that

you are really going to be

mad yeah there is nothing

there nobody's

there what kind of thoughts were you

having it was like a hell I really

wanted to kill

myself do you think there will be

consequ consquences for you in talking

to

us y m put on a brave face but the

system she's up against is a well-oiled

machine we requested multiple interviews

with senior members of President Ibrahim

ri's government eventually we were

granted a meeting with one of his vice

presidents as the only female member of

the current government n kazali is the

Minister of women's

Affairs there are pretty strict laws in

place including the hijab law why is

that necessary why can't women have that

freedom of choice

amini who's a 22y old woman who was

taken in by the morality police for

having too much of her hair showing and

later died in police custody was killed

by the authorities is that not something

that you

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admit

for after mounting pressure the

authorities released a clipped CCTV

video showing Masa amini collapsing in

the Detention Center proof they say that

she died from a heart attack but amini's

family say she had no pre-existing heart

conditions and Witnesses reportedly saw

her being badly beaten just before this

the only investigation to have come out

of this was done by The Authority

themselves which is I mean essentially

like a murderer investigating

themselves

yes I think the the problem is that the

only people who have actually done any

investigation is

yourself isn't it hypocritical of you

that you claim to be representing

women's rights and yet Your Role is

really part of this repression against

them

well it's very difficult to know because

this is not a democracy and therefore

the figures are extremely hard to know

but I would say that you know this seems

like the biggest challenge or one of the

biggest challenges to the Islamic regime

in the last few

decades I know that you know that the

scale of what's happened here is

enormous it is one of the biggest

challenges to the Islamic Republic over

the last few decades

does it not make you think for a moment

that you know maybe some of your ideas

could be outdated and that that are you

know a lot of young people in Iran who

who do want to see

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change

in response to these protests there has

been a brutal widespread Crackdown

that's been pretty Relentless there's

been tens of thousands of protesters

arrested according to the state figures

there's also been hundreds that have

been beaten and tortured hundreds more

who have been killed there's reports of

sexual assault within the prisons

themselves

several protesters have been executed

several more are sitting on death row

why why such a brutal

Crackdown okay it seems like we're

talking from polar opposite realities I

guess you know this is one of the

hardest places I've ever worked as a

journalist you know we are followed

everywhere the police stop us from

talking to anyone a lot of other people

are terrified to speak with us as they

rightly should be why are you making it

so difficult for journalists to report

the

truth just one day after our

conversation with the vice president was

when we found our van suddenly

surrounded by a team of Iran's Security

Forces a gun was held to our head and

everything was taken from

us later that night while in detention

they told us they suspected we were

working under false

pretenses the next day we were

instructed to leave the

country it was an Abrupt end to our time

in Iran a stark reminder that freedom

and Truth are so far from reach here and

that the regime's power and

vulnerability lies in their ability to

silence voices most disturbingly of

their own

people since we left the country Iran's

Parliament has passed a new hijab Bill

where those dressed inappropriately now

face up to 10 years in prison Iran's

Infamous morality police are reportedly

back on the

streets just recently 16-year-old gavand

died from the same afflictions as Masa

amini just one year

later