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Iran v. the Islamic Republic: Fighting Iran’s gender apartheid regime

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Iran v. the Islamic Republic: Fighting Iran’s gender apartheid regime

Woman, life, freedom. Those three words have filled the streets of Iran since the ongoing women-led protests against the regime, the biggest since 2009, began last September. How did Iranian women get here? On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer speaks to Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.

Women at a protest carrying a banner that reads "Woman, Life, Freedom for Iran" | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: After Mahsa Amini: Iran’s fight for freedom, with Masih Alinejad

Listen: Iran is being rocked by its most significant protests since the Green Movement of 2009. Since September, hundreds of thousands of young and mostly female demonstrators have filled the streets of nearly every major city from Tehran to Tabriz, many discarding their headscarves at great personal risk to protest draconian societal rules and restrictions. Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to discuss.