Iran Erupts in Protest

Iran Erupts in Protest

Author: Arab Center Washington DC October 7, 2022 Duration: 19:01

Negar Mortazavi and Yousef Munayyer discuss the latest protests in Iran after the killing of Mahsa Amini by the Iranian morality police. Mortazavi is an Iranian-American journalist and the host of the Iran Podcast


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