What led to the deadly protests in Iran
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English - November 27, 2019 23:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB - ★★★★ - 26 ratingsDaily News News Entertainment News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For about a week, Iran went totally dark. The government shut down the internet after people started protesting over gasoline prices rising and the security-force cracked down. At least 200 people died. Since then, the internet has been partially restored and people have been posting videos of what was happening in the country during that week of being cut off from the rest of the world.
Host Tamara Khandaker talks to journalist Farnaz Fassihi of the New York Times. They discuss what’s fuelling the turmoil, and why the government is cracking down.
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For about a week, Iran went totally dark. The government shut down the internet after people started protesting over gasoline prices rising and the security-force cracked down. At least 200 people died. Since then, the internet has been partially restored and people have been posting videos of what was happening in the country during that week of being cut off from the rest of the world.
Host Tamara Khandaker talks to journalist Farnaz Fassihi of the New York Times. They discuss what’s fuelling the turmoil, and why the government is cracking down.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.