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‘Woman, life, freedom’: Iran one year after Mahsa Amini’s death

After the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian women have taken back some of their rights. But will it last?

Women hold a picture of Mahsa Amini during a sit-in following her death, at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon September 21, 2022
Women hold a picture of Mahsa Amini during a sit-in following her death, at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, Lebanon, September 21, 2022 [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]
Published On 15 Sep 2023

This week marks the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody, which sparked mass protests across Iran. The government has since quashed street demonstrations through deadly crackdowns and execution threats. But the slogan “Woman, life, freedom” has become ingrained in Iranian culture and other pushbacks against the strict Islamic laws have been achieved. So one year on, where does the fight for change in Iran stand?

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In this episode: 

  • Dorsa Jabbari (@DorsaJabbari), Al Jazeera correspondent in Tehran

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana and our host Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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Source: Al Jazeera