Will the protests in Iran bring change?
Protests in Iran have been going on for weeks after the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini. She died after being arrested by the regime's morality police. But will change happen?
Women in Iran have been at the forefront of protests that have swept the country for weeks.
More than 200 people have lost their lives, and hundreds of others have been detained after demonstrations following the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini. She died after being arrested by the regime's morality police for not wearing her hijab correctly.
Women have been fighting for their basic freedoms and demanding an end to the mandatory headscarf. Many have posted videos on social media, cutting their hair or burning their hijabs in protest.
But will their anger lead to reforms in the Islamic Republic?
This week on the Inquiry, we ask: will the protests in Iran bring change?
Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Producer: Ben Henderson and Christopher Blake
Researcher: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty
Editor: Tara McDermott
Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford
Broadcast Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson
Image: Women burn headscarves during a protest over the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in Iran, in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli, Syria, 26 September 2022 (Credit: Orhan Qereman/Reuters)
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