A repressive Iranian regime brutalizes its dissenters and ignores international calls to respect human rights. The situation, however, is more complex than it appears. Behind the veil of suppression there are signs of shifting sentiments, especially among young Iranians who constitute a majority in their homeland. Hear the voices targeted by the regime and those of a new generation seeking change.
Fariba Davoodi Mohajer, Writer and human rights advocate
Shaul Bakhash, Iranian-American historian, George Mason University
Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Reformist politician and former member of Iran Parliament
Roya Boroumand, Executive director of the Boroumand Foundation
Omid Memarian, Journalist and human rights activist
(Click on a guest's name to listen to their full unedited interview.)
Host: Mark Sommer
Senior Producer: Chuck Rogers
Associate Producer: Tammy Rae Scott, Kara Hochner
Production Engineer: Michael Schwartz
Music in this program: open- "Khorshid Rahaee" by Gissoo Shakeri, courtesy of Gissoo Shakeri; and, "Baba Karam" by Various Artists, Caltex Records; welcome- "A United Earth I" by Alan Stivell with Yousou N'Dour; Putumayo World Music; insert 1- "Renge Tehran" by Various Artists, Caltex Records; break 1- "Peace King" by Bad Naam, courtesy of Bad Naam; break 2- "Khorshid Rahaee" by Gissoo Shakeri, courtesy of Gissoo Shakeri; bottom of the hour billboard- "A United Earth I" by Alan Stivell with Yousou N'Dour, Putumayo World Music; break 3- "Sad Ghassam" by Erfan, courtesy of Erfan;, close and credits- "Rizeh Rizeh" by Various Artists, Caltex Records.
This program was funded by The Open Society Institute.
Duration: 55:00 minutes
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Facing re-arrest upon her return in Iran for protesting to achieve the abolition of polygamy, the right of divorce by women, joint custody of children for mothers and fathers, equal rights in family law, increasing the minimum legal age for girls to 18 (currently it is 15), equal rights for women as witnesses in courts of law, Fariba Davoodi Mohajer is a women’s rights activist that is the head of the Union of Young Journalists, a member the Organization of Defenders of Media and Press Freedoms in Iran, and a member of Advar Daftar Tahkim Vahdat.
Shaul Bakhash, is the husband of Haleh Esfandari who is the Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. Haleh was arrested while visiting her mother in Iran. She was sent to Tehran’s Evin Prison on May 8, 2007. Haleh’s only contact with the outside world since her arrest has been one to two minute monitored phone calls to her mother.
Fatemeh Haghighatjoo was the first to resign from Iran’s reform Parliament when anti-reform measures began to take shape. A journalist, and a scholar, Fatemeh is currently in the United States but owes Iran 10 months in prison for stating that the government tortured prisoners.
The Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that promotes human rights and democracy in Iran. Founded by sisters, Laden and Roya Boroumand. This Foundation was created because the Boroumand’s lost their father to Islamic Republic agents because he was a pro-democracy activist.
Blogger, journalist, and human rights activist Omid Memarian was arrested in Iran for his journalism in October of 2004. Memarian was detained for two months. Upon his release he has shared his arrest experience with the world because he wants to prevent future journalists from being arrested. Currently in Berkeley , California he continues as a freelance writer for the IPS news agency, Roozonline Daily, and BBC Persian.
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