1/18/26: Iran Protester Recounts Crackdown
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there's been a lot of talk about the geopolitical implications of the protests in iran but there has been little heard from protesters themselves uh that is not merely a failing of the media part of the reason is that the government there has shut down the internet for an extended period of time which is blocking people from uh reaching loved ones or reaching uh western or any other media outside of iran and it's blocking people from inside journalists who are inside iran from getting images out. There's also the phenomenon that we know of of transnational repression, that even if you are able to get in touch with one of your family members who is in Iran, if you speak publicly and they find out who you are, there's a significant risk for the family
back at home. So joining us today will be a person who has been involved in protests for several decades at this point inside Iran and was there at the height of the demonstrations, has since left. We're not going to talk about where she has left to or where she came from. for her in order to conceal her identity but we're grateful that she's uh joined us today thank you so much uh for being here thank you for having me and so can you can you tell us a little bit about well actually tell us the first protest that or how did you realize that this protest movement which started shortly after christmas was something serious. And when did you first start participating in it?
I went home to visit family. I had no idea. that there was unrest until Thursday night, 8th of January. And we were sitting around.
But you had been there for weeks at that point.
Yes, yes.
But it hadn't responded to the scene.
I didn't notice anything. And we would hear about... things happening outside of Tehran, but not in Tehran. I didn't notice anything. And that's not surprising because I wasn't near... anywhere near center of town or places that people would gather. But on Thursday night, around 8 p.m., we started. January 8th? Yes, January 8th. We were sitting around just drinking, socializing with a few of my friends, and we started hearing chanting outside. So we went out to check out what was happening. And we realized that people were getting together and the chants were getting louder and louder. So we decided to go out and check it out. It's cold in Iran at night right now. So it took like a few minutes to get our clothes, get ready.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–7:51
2
What challenges do Iranian protesters face in communicating with the outside world?
7:51–13:30
3
How did the protest movement in Iran begin after Christmas?
13:30–26:21
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What was the atmosphere like during the protests in Tehran?
26:21–31:30
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