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Behind the Headlines/January 9

In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines we will look at the continuation of the workers strike across Iran and ask why the regime still answers them with more crackdowns.
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Behind the Headlines/January 7


In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines we will look at the anniversary of the day when back in 1936 the Great Reza Shah issued a decree and banned the wearing of all forms of Islamic hijab by Iranian women.
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Behind the Headlines/January 4


In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines:

Released from prison, labour activist Esmail Bakhshi has challenged Iran’s intelligence minister for a debate concerning torture, persecution, and maltreatment at the country’s prisons.
According to Bakhshi, he was reportedly beaten and tortured while in prison.
These are the days that 40 years agoShapoor Bakhtiar was appointed as Iran’s new prime minister but his dream of bringing peace and democracy to the country were dashed with the arrival of Khomeini and his Islamic revolution.
Tonight we will speak to Alireza Nourizadeh, Amir Hossein Etemadi and Arash Rahmani to find out how the events of those days changed Iran’s history.
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